We learned of a possible EAWP from during a pelagic birding trip aboard the Navegante this morning. After the return of the boat to King Harbor in Redondo Beach, and following lunch, we proceeded to Dominguez Park where a small crown of birders, including some who also had been on the Navegante, had already staked out a location where both EAWP and WEWP were being seen. The WEWP appeared almost immediately after we arrived and, after about 10 minutes, the bird believed to an EAWP soon appeared, perching high in a eucalyptus and engaging in typical flycatching behavior. The bird had the dusky "vest," weak eyering, long tail and long primary projections characteristic of a wood-pewee. Generally, the bird was almost identical to the WEWP, but we did notice that the bird had paler throat and more yellow on the lower mandible than the WEWP, and its back appeared (to me at least) more of an olive-gray hue rather than the dull gray you see on the back of a WEWP. Also, the double wingbars appeared to be broader and more conspicuous than is typically seen on a WEWP. I did not see the secondaries well enough to note whether the bird had the whiter feather edgings typical of EAWP. The bird was observed by some through scopes and was photographed and sound-recorded by multiple birders. Poor photos of mine are attached.
Rocky Oaks
Rocky Oaks
Rocky Oaks