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Re: Garrett Co Olive-sided Flycatcher?

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sally rowe

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Tue, 13 Jul 2004 08:20:12 -0400

----- Original Message -----
From: June Tveekrem <>
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Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Garrett Co Olive-sided Flycatcher?


> What about a White-eyed Vireo?  That would be "QUICK bring-the-beer!",
> which is pretty close to your description.
>
> June Tveekrem
> Columbia, Howard County, MD
> 
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jenny Mcclintock" <>
>
> > I certainly defer to the experts on this list about the OS Flycatcher
> ID
> > being highly doubtful.  More than one person has mentioned that it
> > would be rare.
> > However, it was a very loud and clear "QUICK three beers!!"
> > repeated more than once (after a short pause) in the same area.
> > It was heard in the pine woods between the parking lot and the path
> > that splits to the two falls, on a dark cool cloudy morning around
> 9:00am.
> > I didn't hear any indication that it was a mockingbird or catbird
> > (since it was the only song it was singing).  I guess it could have
> > been a starling though, having a little fun with a novice birder! ;-)
> > But I didn't hear any other starling-like sounds in the area.
> > Jenny
>