Alder Flycatcher Identification

Small flycatcher with a round head. Greenish olive above with 2 pale wingbars and a thin white eyering that is often difficult to see. Note white throat.

Greenish olive above with 2 pale wingbars and a thin white eyering, clearly visible on this individual.

Song (audible in background) is a buzzy "free beer" or "fee-bee-o," somewhat similar to Eastern Phoebe.

Small flycatcher with a round head. Greenish olive above with 2 pale wingbars and a thin white eyering that is often difficult to see. Note white throat.

From the front the white throat stands out against the gray chest band. Sometimes raises crown feathers. Eyering is very thin and sometimes not visible.

Breeds in shrubby wetlands or wet thickets with alders. Extremely similar to Willow Flycatcher; song is the most reliable "field mark."