Date: 9/18/26 7:46 pm From: T.G. Miko (via aznmbirds Mailing List) <aznmbirds...> Subject: Re: [AZNMbirds] Piratic or Variegated Flycatcher at Base & Meridian (Maricopa)
I would like to thank those folks who posted the GPS coordinates of where
the bird actually is— as opposed to where one should park. This made sure
that I parked in the right spot and walked to the right spot. Thank you!
Thomas Geza Miko
Claremont CA 91711
909.241.3300
On Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 1:38 PM Mark Larson <larsonwarren...> wrote:
> This is interesting! I have observed Piratic Flycatchers many times in the
> Neotropics and the first photo gave me flashbacks of some of those moments,
> with the bird almost always perched on treetops.
>
> I do not have experience with Variegated Flycatchers, so I have no basis
> to compare them.
>
> Mark
>
> Mark W. Larson
> (Retired) President
> MARICOPA AUDUBON SOCIETY
> Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe, Arizona
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM T.G. Miko <aznmbirds...>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for cross posting this from Discord!
>>
>>
>> Thomas Geza Miko
>> Claremont CA 91711
>> 909.241.3300 <(909)%20241-3300>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 11:49 AM David Wright <aznmbirds...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Bird reported this AM on AZ Discord. Here is a checklist with photos of
>>> the bird:
>>>
>>> https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/yc7kCR8vZmtoQV3MYi9f66i1dFf8?<domain...> >>> <https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/yc7kCR8vZmtoQV3MYi9f66i1dFf8?<domain...> >>>
>>> Coordinates from this AM below. Bird last reported on discord about 10
>>> AM
>>>
>>> 33.387265,-112.301940
>>>
>>> (I am just relaying info here)
>>>
>>
