Pacific Slope Flycatcher

We think we've finally identified the bird we've been calling the Slide Whistle Bird; it's a Pacific Slope Flycatcher.

Cindy had been seeing a small, fluffy bird with a short beak and a yellowish breast in the neighbor's shrubbery, and this morning she saw it again as it was singing.

This is the bird we originally thought might be the bird that we later identified as the Tropical Kingbird because of its similar coloring, but the Tropical Kingbird is much larger, with a longer tail.

Since the principal food sources for both birds consist of insects, they are more than welcome in our yard.