Rondeau Ric

 This is one of the flycatchers we see in the yard. Not an everyday bird so it is nice when it does visit. Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, August 21, 2025. Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied Flycatchers don't stick around on the breeding grounds for long. They have one of the shortest stays of any Neotropical migrant, often less than 70 days. source- allaboutbirds-org.

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, May 22, 2021. A pond visitor. It doesn't bath like most birds but does a splash n' dash. It flies down to the water and glances off the surface then goes and preens. It may do this multiple times. Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied Flycatchers don't stick around on the breeding grounds for long. They have one of the shortest stays of any Neotropical migrant, often less than 70 days. Source -Cornell Lab of Ornithology- All About Birds