Species: Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Most recent capture date: 8/17/2022
Age: less than 5 months old
Notes: We call these Western Flycatchers, since it is difficult to distinguish Pacific-slope from Cordilleran Flycatchers in the hand, but detailed measurements of this bird and his location make it highly likely that he is a Pacific-slope. Western Flycatchers, or WEFLs (pronounced like “waffles” but with an E), are the defining species of our fall migration, showing up in great numbers just for this one brief period. Their big eyes, long “whiskers” (technically, rictal bristles), and flat boat-shaped bills give them lots of charisma.