Willow Flycatcher, plate by John James Audubon
Audubon, Birds of America, plate 45, as “Traill's Flycatcher”
Songbirds

Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax traillii
“Other variables such as location, timing of spotting/arrival, the bird’s posture and observed behaviors all pointed to one very special little tyrant, the Willow Flycatcher!”
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Jun 17, 2020

Other variables such as location, timing of spotting/arrival, the bird’s posture and observed behaviors all pointed to one very special little tyrant, the Willow Flycatcher!

Sep 22, 2021

More abundant and widespread than the Willow Flycatcher, Alder Flycatchers are in Maine for a short window of time.