Alder Flycatcher Photo Gallery
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.
© Simon Best / Macaulay LibraryPrince Edward Island, June 19, 2018Greenish olive above with 2 pale wingbars and a thin white eyering, clearly visible on this individual.
© Ryan Schain / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, June 04, 2011Song (audible in background) is a buzzy "free beer" or "fee-bee-o," somewhat similar to Eastern Phoebe.
© Eric Liner / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 21, 2007Not all videos have soundSmall 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.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 25, 2019From the front the white throat stands out against the gray chest band. Sometimes raises crown feathers. Eyering is very thin and sometimes not visible.
© Ryan Schain / Macaulay LibraryVermont, July 12, 2020Breeds in shrubby wetlands or wet thickets with alders. Extremely similar to Willow Flycatcher; song is the most reliable "field mark."
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryMaine, May 20, 2012Compare with Similar Species
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