flycatcher

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Gry
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flycatcher

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This bird was posing nicely for a few seconds this afternoon at Horicon Marsh in south/central Wisconsin. I could hear a wood pewee in the area, but this doesn't look like a wood pewee to me. It seems more like an Empidonax flycatcher, but I have the worst time distinguishing them. It was in a very brushy area with big trees and a lot of undergrowth. In terms of size, it seemed bigger than a least flycatcher.
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Alder/Willow. Leaning Alder, but that pair is nearly impossible to separate without multiple insane photos from several angles or recordings.
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