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Yellow-breasted chat



Saw and heard a yellow-breasted chat this AM - Monroe, NC.  It was a lot
more active than I usually see later in the season.

Also I saw a flycatcher, one of the empidonax.  I think it is an acadian
flycatcher.  I have seen it every year for the past 4 or 5 years.  I see
it in the low trees along a small stream and marshy area.  It has a
white throat, white breast with a pale yellow wash down the sides.
There is no noticeable streaking.  This morning it looked as if the top
of the head had a  brownish green tinge to it, but the light could have
caused that.  I hear it singing, but by the time I get back to the house
and my bird song CD, I cannot say for certain that it sounds like an
acadian.

Anne Olsen
Monroe, NC



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Anne L. Olsen
aolsen@wingate.edu
bolsen@trellis.net