Empids! Aarggggh!

We were only open until 1030 today as more storms threatened to sweep in from the Atlantic, but were still able to catch 19 new birds, including what we at this time think is the first of season Acadian flycatcher, although it is still under discussion. Several of us are reviewing the photos and measurement data to be more certain of the ID. Some of the measurements seem small for Acadian as reported in the banding bible, the ‘Identification Guide to North American Birds’ by Pyle.

Easy peezy lemon squeezy
Acadian flycatcher, adult
front view; throat appears whitish
the ‘wing formula’ is determined by the relative length of each primary feather and is useful for in-the-hand ID of this difficult genus. Free-flying Empidonax are best ID’d by breeding location and/or voice
SPECIESNEWRETURNRECAP
Acadian flycatcher1––
Northern parula1––
American redstart2––
Black-and-white warbler3––
Worm-eating warbler6––
Northern waterthrush1––
Swainson’s warbler1––
Ovenbird4–1
 # BIRDS CAPTURED# SPECIES# NETSNET HOURSCAPTURE RATE (BIRDS/100NH)
DAILY TOTAL1982360.0633.30
SEASON TOTAL31319232653.913.49

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