{"id":1221,"date":"2010-11-06T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-06T15:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=1221"},"modified":"2025-11-10T15:22:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:22:31","slug":"juvenile-flycatchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2010\/11\/06\/juvenile-flycatchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Juvenile Flycatchers – Mystery Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JuvenileJuvenile flycatchers in the high Uinta Mountains, Utah – D200, tripod mounted, f6.3, 1\/90, ISO 500, 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

In August of 2009 I had the pleasure of going camping in the high Uintas near Christmas Meadows. The campsite was a dream, it was quiet,\u00a0graced\u00a0with tall trees, a bank of willows near the water and the sound of the river gurgling nearby. The views of the nearby mountain peaks were delightful.<\/p>\n

Near the camp site one afternoon I could hear tiny peeping sounds in the pines and I went to investigate, the sweet calls were coming from these juvenile flycatchers.<\/p>\n

I must admit my ID skills with some species of flycatchers are abysmal. An adult did come into to feed these juveniles but it was silent thus I did not hear its call, which can be used to ID flycatchers.<\/p>\n

I quickly got my camera gear, mounted it on my tripod and hoped to get some decent images even though the juveniles were staying well under the canopy of the trees. The light wasn’t the brightest nor was I able to get the light behind me but I am still satisfied with the images I took that day.<\/p>\n

The pinkish background in this image was created by sunlight on a rusty colored, dying pine bough in the distance.<\/p>\n

\"JuvenileJuvenile flycatchers in Summit County, Utah, Ashley National Forest, Utah – D200, tripod mounted, f6.3, 1\/90, ISO 500, 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I really like the unique color of the background in these photos and I’m glad that I created these images despite the challenges of the light, setting and very slow shutter speeds. I would never have been able to get sharp images of these birds handheld at 1\/90. Having a sturdy tripod can make a huge difference.<\/p>\n

\"JuvenileJuvenile Flycatcher with a pine beetle, high Uintas, Utah –\u00a0D200, tripod mounted, f6.3, 1\/180, ISO 500, 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The juvenile flycatchers were being fed by the adult but they were also foraging in the pines on their own, I am not as happy with the quality of the image above compared to the two photos with the pinkish backgrounds but I rather enjoyed seeing this little flycatcher catch and eat the pine beetle in its bill.\u00a0 Pine beetles are causing enormous damage to the forests of the west.<\/p>\n

I am hoping to improve my flycatcher ID skills so that if I ever am met with a similar situation I will be able to ID the species. I believe these might be young Hammond’s Flycatchers<\/span><\/a>?<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Check out my Tyrant Flycatcher photo galleries here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Near the camp site one afternoon I could hear tiny peeping sounds in the pines and I went to investigate, the sweet calls were coming from these juvenile Flycatchers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":163402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[163,1212,1731,296,3886,5219,16925,26],"tags":[215,4021,4134,299,4067,56,300,298,297,4193],"class_list":["post-1221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bird-identification","category-high-uintas-utah","category-summit-county-utah","category-tyrant-flycatchers","category-uinta-national-forest","category-uinta-wasatch-cache-national-forest","category-unidentified-flycatcher-images","category-utah","tag-bird-id","tag-bird-photography","tag-chick","tag-high-uintas","tag-immature","tag-juveniles-2","tag-pine-beetles","tag-tyrant-flycatchers-2","tag-unidentified-flycatcher-juveniles","tag-young"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/flycatchers-mia-mcpherson-juveniles-5631.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-jH","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48131,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2017\/08\/17\/juvenile-dark-eyed-junco-trial-lake-and-mirror-lake-highway\/","url_meta":{"origin":1221,"position":0},"title":"Juvenile Dark-eyed Junco, Trial Lake and Mirror Lake Highway","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"August 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I was delighted to photograph a lovely, little Dark-eyed Junco juvenile perched in a conifer near Washington Lake which is not too far from Trial Lake and the Mirror Lake Highway.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Dark-eyed Junco juvenile perched in a conifer, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Summit County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dark-eyed-junco-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-3095.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dark-eyed-junco-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-3095.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dark-eyed-junco-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-3095.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dark-eyed-junco-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-3095.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36910,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/03\/09\/western-and-eastern-kingbird-juveniles\/","url_meta":{"origin":1221,"position":1},"title":"Western and Eastern Kingbird Juveniles","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"March 9, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I feel fortunate that I am able to see and photograph both the Western and Eastern Kingbird juveniles here in northern Utah.","rel":"","context":"In "Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge"","block_context":{"text":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Juvenile Eastern Kingbird perched on a fence post at Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/eastern-kingbird-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-2786.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/eastern-kingbird-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-2786.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/eastern-kingbird-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-2786.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/eastern-kingbird-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-2786.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19688,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/02\/06\/clarks-nutcracker-in-the-high-uintas\/","url_meta":{"origin":1221,"position":2},"title":"Clark’s Nutcracker in the High Uintas","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"February 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"So, a quick post this morning of a Clark's Nutcracker that I photographed in July of 2008 on my first trip to Utah to photograph birds prior to moving here in 2009.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Clark's Nutcracker in the High Uintas, Uinta National Forest, Summit County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/clarks-nutcracker-uintas-mia-mcpherson-0455.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/clarks-nutcracker-uintas-mia-mcpherson-0455.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/clarks-nutcracker-uintas-mia-mcpherson-0455.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":114813,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/07\/29\/great-crested-flycatcher-in-arkansas\/","url_meta":{"origin":1221,"position":3},"title":"Great Crested Flycatcher In Arkansas","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"July 29, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"While I visited my friend Steve in Arkansas, I was happy to hear, see, and take a few Great Crested Flycatcher photos in his yard and at the refuge in Oklahoma.","rel":"","context":"In "Arkansas"","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Adult Great Crested Flycatcher in Arkansas, Sebastian County","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-arkansas-mia-mcpherson-6261.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-arkansas-mia-mcpherson-6261.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-arkansas-mia-mcpherson-6261.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Great-Crested-Flycatcher-arkansas-mia-mcpherson-6261.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":59582,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/08\/18\/juvenile-dark-eyed-junco-high-in-the-uinta-mountains\/","url_meta":{"origin":1221,"position":4},"title":"Juvenile Dark-eyed Junco High In The Uinta Mountains","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"August 18, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I was in the high Uinta Mountains near Washington Lake when I spotted this young Dark-eyed Junco and I was able to take a few images of it before it flew away.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Juvenile Dark-eyed Junco, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Summit County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dark-eyed-junco-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-3126.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dark-eyed-junco-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-3126.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dark-eyed-junco-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-3126.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dark-eyed-junco-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-3126.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15123,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/06\/02\/least-flycatcher\/","url_meta":{"origin":1221,"position":5},"title":"Least Flycatcher","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I am posting what I believe to be a Least Flycatcher that was perched in an evergreen along a road in Idaho.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Least Flycatcher in Idaho, Targhee National Forest, Clark County, Idaho","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/least-flycatcher-mia-mcpherson-1694.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/least-flycatcher-mia-mcpherson-1694.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/least-flycatcher-mia-mcpherson-1694.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/least-flycatcher-mia-mcpherson-1694.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}