Valley Forge National Park

What an awesome way to start the month! The sun came out and it was a beautiful day to walk in Fish Creek Park!

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Amos, Québec.

The Celery Fields, Sarasota County, Florida

January 6, 2019

The Celery Fields, Sarasota County, Florida

December 3, 2018

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John Heinz NWR.

Nikon D500, Sigma 150-600mm Sports lens, 600mm, f/6.3, 1/250, ISO 1000

Need to ID this small bird.

Taken early Fall 2020 (see map).

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St. Albert, Alberta

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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Least Flycatcher photographed earlier in the fall. Scientific name: Empidonax minimus

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Perhaps the most familiar member of the difficult-to-identify Empidonax group, the Least Flycatcher is a characteristic bird of large shade trees; its presence is most easily detected by its call. An incubating bird is surprisingly tame and will often allow itself to be touched or even lifted off the nest.

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Near nest - was chasing a Chestnut-sided Warbler away.

A few birds from a walk at Mallard Point.

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On May 22nd I went to nearby Bridlewood to see what treasures I could find!

It was thrilling to find my FOY Least Flycatcher!

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A few birds from a walk at Mallard Point.

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Trying to catch up! These are a few from my meanderings near and far but all within Alberta.

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J Clark Salyer National Wildife Refuge

Crosby Farm Park MN

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

A short walk at Mallard Point for me. Not many birds to be seen.

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Garret Mountain Reservation, Woodland Park, NJ

Reino: Animalia

Filo:Chordata

Clase:Aves

Orden:Passeriformes

Familia:Tyrannidae

Género:Empidonax

Especie:E. minimus

Especie de Ave #93 que he fotografiado y subido a Flikr

MI primera ave migratoria de este periodo que comienzan a llegar a El Salvador desde el norte de America

los mosqueros por lo general se posan en una rama y en vuelo atrapan mosquitos y luego vuelven a su rama, un comportamiento similar en este grupo tan extenso de aves.

Cayuse Road, Umatilla County, OR. 6-17-19.

A least flycatcher I found chebecking away in a beautiful riparian stretch next to the Umatilla River - a rarity for Oregon.

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Now that winter's ceased

Bird flew north for a fly feast

It's not last but least

Nikon D850

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I saw this Least flycatcher early in October on the New England asters as they were budding out. The Cornell Labs says they spend less than two months finding a mate, nest building, egg laying, and raising their young to independence. They start back to their wintering grounds early and arrive Aug. to Sept. Their numbers have dropped by 50% since the 1970s.

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Aww, buddy, don't listen to them. I bet you catch the MOST flies.

Least Flycatcher

May 29, 2024

Elk Island National Park, Alberta, Canada

Photographed along Tulip Tree Trail

Some autumn colors are starting to show themselves! Wood Lake Nature Center MN

Calgary, AB

I think the plumage looks pretty cool in this pose.

One of three species flycatcher all found in one small patch of park - must have had a good supply of bugs!

Cute Little Least Flycatcher. (Empidonax

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Least Flycatchers eat mostly insects. Summer diet is mostly insects, including many small wasps, winged ants, beetles, caterpillars, midges, and flies, with smaller numbers of true bugs, grasshoppers, and others. Also eats spiders, and occasionally a few berries.

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Courtship behavior is not well known, but may involve male chasing female through the trees. Nest site is usually in sapling or small tree such as maple, birch, or ash, placed in a vertical fork in a branch.

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One of many Western Palms of the day.