This was a first for us ... a Great Crested Flycatcher. You could hear him long before we were able to locate him.
Let's start over. We drove to the bike trail south of town for an early walk. As we began our hike, we heard a bird that we didn't recognize. I could tell he was in the top of the trees above us, but locating him proved to be a challenge. Then he flew away (bummer) so we continued with our hike. !
The bird activity was nuts, but they were difficult to locate in the dense spring foliage. As we walked back to our starting location we heard that unique call again. After a lot of looking for him, I spotted him, but the dude was hiding in the leaves. After what felt like hours, he jumped on a branch where I could snap a couple of photos. What a beautiful bird. A first for sure!
~ Rick
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