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1. MARTIN REFUGE - EDINBURG
Great Kiskadee (Texas)
A big, water related, flycatcher. (April)
2. LEE METCALF REFUGE
Eastern Kingbird (Montana)
Named for their stately perching. (June)
3. EDINBURG
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (Texas)
The pinkish sides & long, graceful tail are distinctive. (April)
4. SAN LUIS
Western Kingbird (California)
One of two species that originally perked my interest in bird watching. (April)
5. SANTEE LAKES
Black Phoebe (California)
Small, perky Flycatcher that lives by water & feasts on the bugs. (December)
6. BOSQUE del APACHE
Say's Phoebe (New Mexico)
Perched on weeds by water's edge. (December)
7. LAKE CLEVELAND
Western Woodpeewee (Idaho)
Small short-tailed flycatchers with eye rings are hard to identify. (July)
8. ALONG SALMON RIVER
Hammonds Flycatcher (Idaho)
Flying out and constantly returning to perch. (June)
9. PATAGONIA LAKER
Gray Flycatcher (Arizona)
Common in summer in sagebrush and junipers of the Great Western Basin. (February)
10. KLAMATH REFUGE
Marsh Wren (California)
A tail pointing straight in the air is characteristic of Wrens (March)
11. LLANO RIVER
Vermillion Flycatcher (Texas)
He followed a circular route, stopping at this post during his circut. (April)
12. KLAMATH REFUGE
Marsh Wren (California)
Usually bobbing up & down in Bulrushes or Cattails, where they nest, singing his heart out. (March)
13. KODACHROME BASIN
Bewick's Wren (Utah)
You can shoot many frames before you can catch him sitting still.(October)
14. CITY of ROCKS
House Wren (Idaho)
Nest in cavities & the male will make several nests to hopefully attract females. (May)
15. PICACHO PEAK
Cactus Wren (Arizona)
They nest in cactus which protects the young from snakes. (February)
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