Crozet, VA, 6/19/18

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

It was already in the muggy 80s at 9:30 this morning when I took a short hike here in Old Trail. I saw a Willow Flycatcher along the Lindy Bain Trail. It was in the vegetation between the trail and the Western Park raised plateau, and sometimes flew to the west side of the trail. Its "RITZbew" song was distinctive. As far as I can tell, this is the first observation of this avian species in Old Trail (#182), and my Old Trail avian species #128.

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Willow Flycatcher

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Willow Flycatcher

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Willow Flycatcher

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Willow Flycatcher

I recorded its song on my iPhone. The recording was very soft, so during post-processing of the audio, I increased the volume and cut out the delay between two of its calls.

Click here to hear the recording.


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