#Willow Flycatcher

[dragoncuspid]

Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)

(Photos taken by me with FujiFilm X-T30)

[burkh4rt]

[speakingofnature]

Willow Flycatcher

Notwithstanding the uncertainties of life there is always the dependability of nature.

[mostlybirdsandphotos]

willow flycatchers singing their hearts out! it's hard to ID these guys by sight (many local flycatchers look nearly identical!), but luckily their songs are very distinct ( ˙꒳​˙ )

[feather-bone]

Flycatcher

[ID: an illustration of a willow flycatcher, a small songbird with olive brown feathers, on a light teal background. It is surrounded by branches with orange flowers. End.]

[katyunderthebed]

Treasures among the brush

[northernpintail]

Got a Willow Flycatcher (i think)

[wandering-in-the-mist]

Perfect day to take the camera with me on my walk!

[squawkoverflow]

A new variant has been added!

Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) © John D Reynolds

It hatches from brownish, dark, distinct, identical, open, other, pale, same, several, similar, small, western, and white eggs.

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[michaelnordeman]

European pied flycatcher/svartvit flugsnappare and Willow warbler/lövsångare. Värmland, Sweden (May 13, 2023).

[catboybiologist]

Animal identification subreddits are so funny because half of the posts will be like "here's this 8k picture of this off-yellow, crested flycatcher, most certainly in the empidonax, I only need verification that this is indeed a willow flycatcher based on the exact extent of the white eye ring that is only visible in this shot in the hand. Here are the gps coordinates that the picture was taken at" and they'll be spot on with their ID, and then the other half will be something like "I made a new friend, what's its name? :)" and the picture is them taking a selfie with a rattlesnake

[dandelionsresilience]

Dandelion News - September 15-21

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1. A beam of hope for North America’s most endangered sparrow

“Dozens of conservationists, gathered some distance away to avoid spooking the skittish sparrows, celebrated the [release of the 1000th captive-raised sparrow] in an unprecedented recovery program that in only a few years has doubled the bird’s wild population, from a mere 80 five years ago to some 200 today. […] “What we have achieved is the best case scenario.””

2. U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives

“"In the states that have the most rapid data collection systems, we’re seeing declines of twenty percent, thirty percent," said Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta, an expert on street drugs at the University of North Carolina. […] According to Donaldson, many people using fentanyl now carry naloxone, a medication that reverses most opioid overdoses. He said his friends also use street drugs with others nearby, ready to offer aid and support when overdoses occur.”

3. Propagated corals reveal increased resistance to bleaching across the Caribbean during the fatal heat wave of 2023

“”[… Y]oung corals bred for restoration are a lot more resistant to bleaching under extreme levels of heat stress than the prevailing corals on the reef." [… Unlike with the previous propagation strategy, fragmentation, e]very time a population reproduces, new offspring receive newly mixed sets of genes through recombination, making them different from their parent colonies and thus enabling adaptation.”

4. Habitat Management Helps At-Risk Butterflies

“For a number of at-risk butterflies in the United States, habitat management can play an important role in keeping them from going extinct. [… “In] places where people are actively engaged with ways to manage the habitat, the butterflies are doing the best,” said Cheryl Schultz, a professor of conservation biology at Washington State University[….]”

5. Study: Protecting the ocean helps fight malnutrition

“[The study] found that fish catches in coral reefs could increase by up to 20 percent by expanding sustainable-use marine protected areas — that is, areas where some fishing is allowed with restrictions[, … and] that sustainable-use marine protected areas have on average 15 percent more fish biomass than non-protected areas. […] “Allowing regulated fishing in marine protected areas can support healthy fish populations, while also having a positive impact on the quality of life of surrounding communities.””

6. [FWS] Advances Effort to Create Urban Conservation Footprint in Tucson

““We want to continue to work together to create an urban footprint to improve access to nature, conserve habitats, and improve air and water quality.” […] The area provides habitat for several federally listed species, including southwestern willow flycatcher, western yellow-billed cuckoo, and Mexican garter snake. If protected, the area will also help connect critical habitat for jaguar and Chiracahua leopard frog.”

7. ‘Exciting’ solar breakthrough means energy can be kept in sustainable batteries that don’t overheat

“The technology is based on a specially designed molecule of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen that changes shape when it comes into contact with sunlight. These are common elements - providing an alternative to other technologies relying on scarce materials like lithium. […] A unique feature of the system is that the molecules also provide cooling in the photovoltaic cell[, which can store solar energy “for up to 18 years.”]”

8. Sea turtles make big comeback on sandy beaches at 2 British military bases in Cyprus

“[… The] number of nests surpass[ed] last year’s record count by nearly 25%, environmentalists said Tuesday. […] “The steep increase in turtle nests has been the result of a consistent, systematic ‘hands-off’ approach, together with enforcement efforts to minimize illegal, damaging activities on nesting beaches[….” D]aily patrols by volunteers ensure that aluminum cages set atop the nests remain in place to protect the turtles from predators like foxes and dogs.”

9. First ever photograph of rare bird species New Britain Goshawk

“The last documented scientific record of the bird is from 1969[….] Working closely with [“the Indigenous Mengen and Mamusi peoples”], WWF hopes to support local stewardship to safeguard the future of these incredible biodiversity hotspots through community-led conservation.”

10. Hospitals begin offering breakthrough radiation therapy for metastatic cancer tumors

“[First,] a patient is injected with a radioactive glucose (or sugar) tracer. The machine picks up the tracer in real time and in bright colors, [… then] reads a signal from the cancer cells breaking down the tracer. [… “The] machine is automatically and autonomously reacting and responding to those signals by shooting radiation back to their source[….]””

September 8-14 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[mostlybirdsandphotos]

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[whatsthebird]

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[magnetothemagnificent]

Because you're allowed to carry things through different domains on Yom Tov, I was able to carry my binoculars and go birding in the woods by my parents' place. Here are the birds I saw over the last two days:

Bluejay

Northern cardinal

American Robin

House sparrow

European starling

Red-bellied woodpecker

Northern flicker

America crow

Black vulture

White-throated sparrow

Ovenbird

Wood thrush

Red-tailed hawk

Red-winged blackbird

Common grackle

Canada goose

Carolina chickadee

Mourning dove (I got to perform the Mitzvah of Shiluach HaKan since doves are kosher birds)

Great horned owl (my first owl of the season!)

American goldfinch

Willow flycatcher

Chimney swift

Carolina wren

Pileated woodpecker

Brown headed cowbird

[vulnicura]

new birds today: band-tailed pigeon, hairy woodpecker, common raven, willow flycatcher, varied thrush, swainson's thrush, hermit thrush, pacific wren, macgillivray's warbler, black-throated grey warbler, hermit warbler, wilson's warbler, red crossbill