| Common Name | Yellow-bellied Flycatcher |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Empidonax flaviventris |
| Type of Report | Out-of-Season |
| Date of Observation | 10/18/2022 |
| Number Observed | 1 |
| Reporting Observer's Name | C. J. Frankiewicz |
| Mailing Address | 1173 E Clarendon Road N Clarendon, VT 05759 United States Map It |
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| Date Completed | 01/09/2023 |
| Latitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide) | 0 |
| Longitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide) | 0 |
| Place Name | Otter Crick |
| Township | Mt. Tabor |
| County | Rutland |
| Vermont eBird Checklist URL | ebird.org |
| Time of Day | 03:45 PM |
| Length of Time Observed | 20 seconds |
| Maximum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet) | 30 |
| Minimum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet) | 30 |
| Optical Equipment Used for Observation | Leupold Pinnacles 10x42 |
| Observer’s Previous Acquaintance With This or Similar Species | Saw my first on May 31, 1993. A few since. |
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| Description of Habitat | Banks of Otter Crick are brushy with a few tall deciduous trees. |
| Behaviors Observed | Bird was perched. |
| Description of Vocalizations | None. |
| Verbal Narrative & Description of Observation | Saw back only until it turned to reveal the yellow throat. |
| Relative Size & Shape | Size of an empidonax flycatcher. |
| Head | Yellow throat. |
| Upper Back | Dark olive. |
| Lower Back & Rump | Dark olive |
| Wings | What caught my eye immediately were bright white double wingbars and the edges of the primaries of dark folded wings. |
| Tail | Dark. |
| IMPORTANT: What similar species were eliminated when making the identification and how was this bird different? | Yellow throat eliminated other empidonax. |
| Other Notes & Comments | While this report was not really written from memory, my report on the eBird checklist was written from notes spoken into a voice recorder on the day of sighting. And such checklist was consulted in this writing. The wing description and yellow throat made the identification of this empidonax. The bar charts consulted the day of sighting and today show sightings in the first week of October. My sighting was a week and a half after that. |
| This report was written from notes taken: | Written from Memory |
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