ID Please

Pretty poor picture but the best I can guess on this one is kingfisher, but it's very small...any help with ID appreciated.

KAC

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Looks like a belted kingfisher. We have a lot of them here in Florida. I can't tell if it's a male or female, however. The females usually have a little more brown on their bodies and the male has a substantial crest. Here, you see them on wires everywhere.

Thanks Betty, that's what I'm thinking it is, but the book I have says it should be 13" and I don't think this bird was even close to that, maybe 5-6" max.

KAC

The beak looks too small for a kingfisher. My guess is a great crested flycatcher.

Hey the Flycatcher thought got me looking and we do have "Olive-sided Flycatchers" in CO, but this doesn't quite match, but I found a Western Wood-PeWee and is says they hang out in the tops of dead trees or dead branches near water and that fits the habitat exactly.

Here's a link: http://birdweb.org …/bird_details.a​spx?id=282
I'm pretty sure this fits.

Sorry for the poor picture.

Here is another one of the same species, different bird. I think....

KAC

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As Mitch said defintiely not a Kingfisher - your Belted Kingfishers are huge!!! You've hit the nail on the head with Western Wood Peewee.

Looks like it might be a wood pee wee to me as well. We have the eastern variety here but I believe both have that "bad hair day" look.

Michele

Thanks Dave and Michele! Appreciate your taking a look.

KAC