Least Flycatcher

Least Flycatcher perched on a fine under the tree canopy.
Least Flycatcher, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, July 30, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/500 sec.

This page is for the Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus). I kept hearing the Least Flycatcher, but could not see one or get a photograph. This bird landed briefly and I was lucky to get a few shots before it departed again. The light was pretty poor under the forest canopy and the focus was not great, but I managed to get a decent photo. At first I thought it was a Eastern Phoebe as they are very common at the nature preserve, but the white eye ring and wing bars combined with hearing the appropriate call convinced me it was a Least Flycatcher.

Least Flycatcher perched on a small branch in a tree with a lot of leaves around it.
Least Flycatcher, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, August 6, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2000; f/11; 1/500 sec.
Least Flycatcher perched high in a tree with a few leaves and many buds nearby.
Least Flycatcher, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, September 24, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/500 sec.
Least Flycatcher perched ion a branch.
Least Flycatcher, Warbler Woods Bird Sanctuary, Cibolo, TX May 11, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000 ; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Least Flycatcher perched on a small branch deep in a tree.
Least Flycatcher, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, May 4, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Least Flycatcher perched on a small branch.
Least Flycatcher, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, May 4, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/1000 sec.