My first impression is Cordilleran but the more I look at it I think it's a
Yellow-bellied.  It would make more sense from a migratory standpoint as
well.

On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 11:21 AM, Doug Overacker <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Julie Karlson and I were birding at Buck Creek State Park this morning and
> almost back to the car when we spotted a bird moving in the brush. We
> looked
> and were very surprised to see an Empidonax flycatcher. I told Julie to
> watch it while I ran back to the car to get my camera. I got back and we
> found the bird again and followed it for several minutes and I took
> pictures
> of the bird. We called Brian Menker and Larry Jeanblanc and they both
> arrived in a little while. We had lost the bird but a few minutes later we
> spotted it again but only for half a minute. We drove home and I looked at
> my pictures. It pumped its tail up but otherwise acted like a flycatcher.
> Julie saw it find a caterpillar so it was finding food. I have posted
> several pictures on eBird. I would appreciate any ideas on what species it
> is. My best guess is Yellow-bellied, Cordilleran, or Pacific Slope since it
> was very green on the back. Here is a link to the eBird list.
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40972223
>
> Doug Overacker
> Springfield, Ohio
>
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