is always challenging, so any clue that helps narrow the possibilities can be valuable. One very common experience is seeing a small bird fly across an opening and then into a tree or shrub, where it is hidden by leaves.
Flight clues
Treasures In The Canopy
From my perch high in a 200-foot-tall Douglas-fir, I listen to the lone chord of a Varied Thrush sugaring upwards from the understory. Chip chip chip calls signal a flock of Red Crossbills rippling through the mid-canopy. Close by, a Pacific-slope Fl
