Empidonax oberholseri

One Wary Dusky Flycatcher

By Mia McPherson|July 2nd, 2022|Categories: Bird ID, Birds, Dusky Flycatchers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, canyon, Dusky Flycatcher, Empidonax oberholseri, Empids, flycatcher, flycatchers, identification, mountains, perched, riparian habitat, summer, wary, willow, willow thicket, willows|

There is a story behind these Dusky Flycatcher photos that I took earlier this week while I sat in my Jeep next to a creek in the Wasatch Mountains.

Dusky Flycatcher In Morgan County, Utah

By Mia McPherson|August 25th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Dusky Flycatchers, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Utah|Tags: canyon, caterpillar, Dusky Flycatcher, Empidonax oberholseri, Empids, flycatcher, flycatchers, immature, mountains, perched, summer, young|

I am glad I didn't rush to report a Least Flycatcher along with the Baltimore Oriole when this little empid is actually a Dusky Flycatcher and a photographic lifer for me.