[obol] Alder Flycatcher at Malheur?

[Tim Rodenkirk]

Well I listened to the Stokes E. Guide again (been
listening to it on shuffle for a few weeks to sharpen
me up for my Michigan trip) and the Alder Flycatcher
song on the tape seems identical to the song I heard
along the central patrol road (CPR) south of Benson
Pond on 5/24.  It's interesting to note that the field
guide mnemonics given for some birds do not "work" for
me, so I make up my own when I need to.  I remember
hearing Alders in N. Minnesota a couple years ago and
thinking they were singing freeBEER- if there was a
third syllable in their I missed it, and I seem to
miss it on the Stokes CD also.  Anyhow, suffice to say
that if you are over at Malheur, and would like to
take a walk and listen to lots of Willow Flycatchers
and maybe an Alder (it's been over a week since I
heard this mystery bird), I'd recommend that first
half-mile south of Benson Pond on the CPR.

Tim R
Coos Bay


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