HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER, CORKSCREW SWAMP SANCTUARY,COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA, 1/13/2019

   Hammond's Flycatcher is is a relatively rare bird in Southwest Florida, it a probably a vagrant from the Western U.S or Mexico.

   We can ID this Epidonax Tyrant Flycatcher as a Hammond's Flycatcher as follows:

• Whitish eyering that is thicker in back of the eye than in front and flares out in the back (you can see this in the first and second photos).
• Grayish head
• Short and pointed dark bill
• Long primary projection
• Olive-gray underparts
• Slightly notched tail

      Hammond's Flycatcher is a new species to our Photographic Life List,which now stands at 981.