A photo of a flycatcher in my hand after it was banded but before taking measurements. The bird is mostly gray with white and cream underneath and white/cream wing bars. There is a cream colored eye ring as well. In the background a table is visible with an identification guide open on it. Some pliers and banding supplies are sitting on top of it. A phone is next to it. This particular individual’s measurements were in between Willow Flycatcher and Alder Flycatcher, so not sure which it was!

I got to help band birds today!!
I saw a few new lifers as well

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An unobtrusive bird with a drab olive-brown upper body, pale underparts, and a faint whitish eye-ring is perched on a branch in an Adirondack wetland in spring. Its wings bear two pale wing bars, and its slightly notched tail is relatively long. The bird’s slender bill, dark above and pale below, suits its insect-catching habits. Its understated appearance blends seamlessly into the shrubby, wetland habitats it frequents.

Alder Flycatchers were named for their strong association with alder shrubs, commonly found in the wet, shrubby areas where these birds prefer to breed. Hulls Falls Road wetlands, Essex County, NY (23 May 2022).
Video: youtu.be/IdtlPqf3JUk

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