So, upon reviewing my pics of said Eastern Wood-Pewee (I only got the more cooperative adult bird on "film"), I must say that a certain level of uncertainty has crept in. In the field, side-by-side comparison with Western Wood-Pewee showed birds of equal size. The bill shape from beneath seemed typical of a pewee. However, in the photos, the primaries are distinctly too short for a pewee. Yet the bird called like a pewee.
However, these discrepancies, in particular the issue of the primary length, is sufficient to make me uncertain of the ID.
So, flycatcher spp??? it is for those two birds. Alas. And with such good views of the adult.
Good Birding
Steven Mlodinow
Longmont, CO
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