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"Hammond's Flycatcher"

Hammond's Flycatcher:    The Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) was named in 1858 by John Xantus de Vesey, an Hungarian zoologist, after his ornithology friend Dr. William Alexander Hammond, after Hammond gave Xantus the opportunity to do fieldwork in the western United States. Dr. Hammond, during the Civil War, became the 11th Surgeon General for the United States Army (1862-1864). Mount Tabor, Portland, Oregon ... Click image to enlarge Hammond's Flycatcher, Mount Tabor, Portland, Oregon. Nice warm spring day. Image taken May 12, 2011. Canon EOS 7d, 400mm. ... 2010 ... Click image to enlarge Hammond's Flycatcher, Mount Tabor, Portland, Oregon. Sunny May morning. Image taken May 9, 2010. Canon Rebel XSi, 300z. Ridgefield NWR, Washington ... Click image to enlarge Hammond's Flycatcher. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 13, 2011. MORE Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Hammond's Flycatcher images HOME COLUMBIA RIVER IMAGES RIDGEFIELD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLETE BIRD LIST WILDFLOWERS BIRDS of LEWIS and CLARK

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