November 19th, 2005. South East Street, South Amherst, MA.
| Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis.
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First reported around the Brookfield Trail in South Amherst by Lila
Gierasch and John Pylant. Rather less distinctive than the bird seen in
South Amherst on September 3rd.
The white in the outer retrices was
especially difficult to see on this bird, as was the gray upper breast.
The underparts looked very yellow, even at distance. As shown in the
first image, the bird also displayed a fairly clear notch in the tail.
Can other tyrannus flycatchers be ruled out at this stage?
| | Images taken using Canon Powershot A-95 through Swarovski HD telescope. |
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