Fork-tailed Flycatcher

If the title to this post didn't ring a bell I wish I could tell you how excited I was to see this bird. We read an email that told us of this sighting in Owen County, Indiana this morning. This young bird is a South American bird that has been seen in the United States only about 10 times. We were fortunate enough to be able to drive to the site to see this little beauty today.

Don Whitehead was out with a group of people doing a Breeding Bird Atlas Route when they found the bird. With modern technology the word was spread and people came from all around to see this unusual vagrant.
These are my pictures but if you want to see a little better picture you can go here to see a few pictures that Scott Evans has posted. I am sure there will be plenty more to view too. The photography equipment that was hauled out to photograph this bird was something to see too.

Happy weeknend all...

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A correction about how many times this bird has been seen in the Untied States. It has been seen about 60 times in 100 years. I don't know where I got the info about 10 times but it was wrong. I wish I knew how to mark through words as a correction. This will have to do. Let us just say it is RARE.