**Note This blog is posted in an effort to illicit responses from people with experience identifying silent Wood Pewees in the field. A general discussion of Wood Pewee identification will follow at a later date.**
The following Wood Pewee was photographed yesterday on the French islands of St.Pierre et Miquelon (just off the south coast of Newfoundland).
I am requesting opinions and comments from those with experience separating Eastern and Western Wood Pewee.
The bird seems to have some characters that are good for Western Wood Pewee, including the overall very dusky coloration below, weak upper wing bar and seemingly entirely dark lower mandible.
Eastern Wood Pewee is an annual rarity in Newfoundland, but this would be a late date even for that species.
Can we conclusively identify silent pit of range Wood Pewees?
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| Wood Pewee St.Pierre et Miquelon Photo: Joël detcheverry |
Photo:Joël detcheverry
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