Birdeez Blog » Size: Extra Small http://www.getbirdeez.com/blog The official blog of the Birdeez Team Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:31:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Introducing the Pacific-slope Flycatcher http://www.getbirdeez.com/blog/2013/08/06/introducing-the-pacific-slope-flycatcher/ http://www.getbirdeez.com/blog/2013/08/06/introducing-the-pacific-slope-flycatcher/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2013 08:05:17 +0000 http://www.getbirdeez.com/blog/?p=295 Continue reading →]]> This was a new one to us at Tinker Fest. So, for Birdeez users on the West Coast, meet the Pacific-slope Flycatcher.

What bird would you like to see next? Let us know!

Pacific-Slope Flycatcher by Linda Tanner Pacific-Slope Flycatcher by Bill Bouton Pacific-Slope Flycatcher by Bill Bouton

Shape: Perching
Size: Extra Small

Description:

The Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) is a small insectivorous bird of the family Tyrannidae. It is native to coastal regions of western North America, including the Pacific Ocean and the southern Sea of Cortez, as far north as British Columbia and southern Alaska, but is replaced in the inland regions by the Cordilleran Flycatcher. These two species were formerly considered a single species known as Western Flycatcher. In winter, both species migrate south to Mexico, where they are virtually indistinguishable from one another.

- from Wikipedia

]]> http://www.getbirdeez.com/blog/2013/08/06/introducing-the-pacific-slope-flycatcher/feed/ 0 Introducing the Wrentit! http://www.getbirdeez.com/blog/2013/08/05/introducing-the-wrentit/ http://www.getbirdeez.com/blog/2013/08/05/introducing-the-wrentit/#comments Mon, 05 Aug 2013 22:00:34 +0000 http://www.getbirdeez.com/blog/?p=287 Continue reading →]]> We added some new birds to Birdeez and wanted to get you up to speed. Today we introduce a very interesting bird more often heard than seen, the Wrentit. Funnily enough, it is neither a wren, nor a tit! Before you laugh too hard, you should know a tit is the name for a type of bird in Europe, very similar to our Chickadee. Wrentit Photo by the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Wrentit Photo by the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Wrentit Photo by Jerry Kirkhart

Shape: Perching
Size: Very Small

Description:

The Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata) is a small bird that lives in chaparral and bushland.

The Wrentit is a small, 15 centimetres (5.9 in) bird with uniform dull olive, brown, or grayish plumage. It has short wings and a long tail often held high (hence the comparison to wrens). It has a short bill and a pale iris. Given its retiring nature and loud voice, the Wrentit is more likely to be detected by its call than by sight. The distinct sound that it makes is similar to the sound of a ping-pong ball falling on the table.

-from Wikipedia

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