david99's Identifications

Wood-Pewee singing at the top of Chew’s Ridge, elevation 5, 082 ft.

Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) is a migratory, insect-eating bird in the Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) family. This "grayish-brown flycatcher is found in deciduous and mixed forests and edges. Nondescript overall with two pale wingbars; bill is usually mostly dark with only limited orange at the base. Note very long wings and larger size than Empidonax flycatchers. Typically seen on a high perch, occasionally sallying out to snatch an insect. Essentially identical to Eastern Wood-Pewee; averages darker overall with weaker upper wingbar, but reliably distinguished only by voice. Listen for buzzy tones, especially the “BREeerr” song."

Ebird with species description, range map and sound recordings: https://ebird.org/species/wewpew

Compared to 3 other similar-looking Flycatchers: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/search/?q=Contopus%20sordidulus

The Cornell Lab: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Wood-Pewee/

Xeno-canto: Bird songs, sound recordings, bird range and migration map: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Contopus-sordidulus

Audubon Guide to North American Birds https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/western-wood-pewee

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BIRDS (Annotated References)

The Cornell Lab (Birds in U.S. and Canada, includes Compare with Similiar Species) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/

Xeno-canto: Bird songs, sound recordings, bird range and migration map: https://xeno-canto.org/about/xeno-canto

Audubon Guide to North American Birds https://www.audubon.org/bird-guide

Ebird with species description, range map and sound recordings: https://ebird.org/explore

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, ed. Jon L. Dunn, 7th ed., 2017

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America, ed. Jon L. Dunn, 2008

Monterey Birds, Don Roberson, 2nd ed. 2002, sponsored by Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society

Merlin Bird ID: How to use/get the portable App (Bird ID help for 8,500+ species) https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

Comprehensive Feather I.D. tools and more: https://foundfeathers.org/resources/

Found Feathers (Worldwide): https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/idtool.php

How to Tell a Raven From a Crow (comparison sound recordings, photos): https://www.audubon.org/news/how-tell-raven-crow