No Bluebirds This Year, But Something Else

[Perry R]

I haven’t seen any bluebirds this year, but a few days ago this couple showed up. I believe they are ash throated flycatchers, Myiarchus cinerascens. This species is unusual among flycatchers in being a cavity nester.

If my ID is incorrect, please speak up.

Blast, I can’t remember how to post photos.

• This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Perry R.
• This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Perry R.
• This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Perry R.
• This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Perry R.

[Perry R]

[David in Stafford,VA]

Love the post. We do not see those birds here in VA.

David
Stafford, VA

[blue diamonds]

Wow, that’s really cool‼️ Thanks for sharing your picture. They look super cute, congratulations.

Judy – Michigan

[Perry R]

I had never identified this species before. Supposedly they are common from the dry part of Texas and westward, so I must have seen them plenty of times but just wrote them off as another LBJ (Little Brown Job). When you get a good look at them you notice the yellow belly and the crest. According to what I have read they feed in a similar manner as bluebirds, sitting on a perch then swooping down to the ground to grab a bug. I haven’t seen them hunt, they spend most of their time on the slope facing away from my house.

[Carol – Mid-Mo.]

Cool, Perry – I wouldn’t have a clue what that was – learn something every day, right?

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