“Thar be Empids…..”
Plumbeous V gazes into distances ……..”thar be Empids out thar!!!”
Empid
Here’s an artistic Empid.
Remember Your Empids ?
I have a couple. This first one is from NE Oregon on 6/21/22, in Wallawa mountains at 6500 feet in meadows with trees adjacent to pine/oak woodlands. There were at least 5 of the same species within a few 100 yards of each other vocalizing many times.
Montana Birds
Here’s a few other recent birds from Montana and Wyoming. (the 1 day in my life we planned to go to Yellowstone — floods, evacuation and closure)
High Island
Another great trip to High Island with Eric and others!!! Witnessing a fallout happen was amazing!!!
Mills Pond Empids
Mills pond today. Do you remember what to look for? 2 birds.
Pacific-slope Flycatcher (now Western Flycatcher)
4th time was a charm for me with the Pacific-slope flycatcher in Texas. Staked out the area with about 5 other birders for 2.5 hours and he made a brief appearance. Then I waited another 90 minutes to try for unobscured pix. He made one more appearance and this is the best I got (he’s…
Migration
So just had a very cool migration experience!!! I’m guessing 200 scissor tail flycatchers at leander HEB swirling around ti roost (pretending ti be martins).
Quiz Bird
Anyone want to try this bird Virginia found at Lake Creek Trail this morning? The lousy pix is all me
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
I finally got one!! Two actually, an apparently mated pair. Give me an ID before I give you the location.