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I had a little walk at Mallard Point on this day. there were not many birds to see.
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One of the tiniest birds, the cute little Least Flycatcher. What a name. (Empidonax minimus)🤔💜😍
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Least Flycatchers are one of the grayish olive flycatchers in the often confusing Empidonax group, but they're one of the easier ones to identify. Their small size, bold white eyering, and distinctive chebec song set them apart. During the summer, they congregate in clusters in deciduous forests and sing incessantly. They may be little, but they don't let other birds push them around, sometimes chasing species as large as Blue Jays. Though they are common, they lost more than half of their population since 1970. (www.allaboutbirds.org)
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We were lucky enough to find a Least Flycatcher nest under construction. Most importantly, it was around 3 feet off the ground rather than way up in a tree. The female (presumably) in now shaping the nest. She generally came in with new material which she added on, often on the outside, then sat in the nest in various directions to shape it. Douglas Provincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. 25 June 2021
This was a wonderful day for walking! I got three walks in! I started off very close to home and then went to Fish Creek Park.
In the evening I walked into the community. I enjoy the garden plants and trees that the neighbors have grown.
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This bird has a particular song resembling its name (in french tchébec) . It is then easy enough to recognize it. But to photograph him it is far from obvious. But here it is this little flycatcher!
Cet oiseau à un chant particulier ressemblant à son nom. Il est alors assez facile à le reconnaitre. Par compte le photographier est loin d'être évident. Mais bon le voilà ce petit moucherolle!
We were lucky enough to find a Least Flycatcher nest under construction. Most importantly, it was around 3 feet off the ground rather than way up in a tree. The female (presumably) in now shaping the nest. She generally came in with new material which she added on, often on the outside, then sat in the nest in various directions to shape it. Douglas Provincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. 25 June 2021
- Was a great finding on plantation preserve (Linear trail). this bird has been seeing in this location only six times
Plantation Preserve , Fl
while discussing recent reports of Least Flycatcher at our neighborhood lake, we ended up in a discussion if we have already seen the Least Flycatcher. And after some searching, here is a much delayed lifer photo from 2016 Minekhada park
May is a good time to be a flycatcher on the northern prairie; the world turns green and is suddenly a-buzz with insects of every description. This Least Flycatcher had several preferred perches as it worked along the hedge row in my friend's back yard, and I nabbed several good shots by focusing on a branch it had just left and waiting a few seconds for it to return.
Photographed in Val Marie, Saskatchewan. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2013 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Ok bird experts out there. What the heck is this??? Rather tiny bird here in Dallas Texas.
I think the best clue will be the relatively large head and slight eye ring of this tiny bird. My book says: The bane of bird watchers, flycatchers of the genus Empidonax are extremely difficult to identify.
Photographed in bright overcast drizzly rain. Tripod (as always.)
Christopher's website
It's fieldmarks seem to indicate a least, or at least the genus Empidonax. Maybe I should stop at that. The name Empidonax comes from Ancient Greek, with "empis" meaning "gnat" and "anax" meaning "master," reflecting their insect-eating habits.
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This cute little Least Flycatcher didn't seem too upset about my taking some pictures. Sometimes a perch doubles as a good scratching post...
I haven't seen one of these in some time , typically see them at migration time.
Wood Lake Nature Center
Came back for a second day to feast on insects in the backyard. Just had to take a few more shots of him before the clouds and rain rolled in. I was able to get within 15 feet of him for most of the shots. Quite a thrill to see him in the backyard plus it's a lifer.
This was taken near Smithers, BC. There was a small group of these picking off insects from Cow Parsnips. A lifer!
Canada offered us wonderful birds! this is just a small sample of the species we found!
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This was taken late in the morning of October 10, in southern Logan County, Kentucky. It was tiny, with an emphatic eye ring. Neither least nor yellow bellied should be here right now, but it’s one or the other. There was a least here yesterday, that was grayish overall. This yellow wash underneath is confounding for me. This face-on photo is cropped too close… I apologize for that, (I was looking through the scope at about 30 feet, and it was occupying most of my view) but I included it to show the white throat.