Flycatchers

Western Wood-pewee - Sturgeon Slough, BC One of the easier Empid flycatchers to identify, the Western Wood-pewee has a distinctive call and has the gray
Western Wood-pewee - Sturgeon Slough, BC
Olive-side Flycatcher - Swaneset Bay Resort, BC During late migration, we get a flycatcher that likes the higher forested regions to raise their young. This bird was stopping over along PItt River at Swaneset Bay Resort. They have a very distinctive call that is sometimes described as
Olive-side Flycatcher - Swaneset Bay Resort, BC
Willow Flycatcher - Capilano Dam, BC This is one of those flycatchers that you need to catch calling to properly identify. This happens to be a Willow Flycatcher which happens to make a
Willow Flycatcher - Capilano Dam, BC
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Lake Barkley State Beach, KY I am from the west coast of North America and have always hear the Western version of this bird and understand that it's name is from the sound that it makes while in the forest. I was somewhat mystified as to why PEEWEE until I heard the eastern version. It is very clear that the Peewee vocal is the reason these birds are named as they are. This was taken at Lake Barkley State Beach on a wood pile just a the bottom of the forested hill. Michael W Klotz 2022 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Lake Barkley State Beach, KY
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Eastern Kingbird - Hereford Ranch, WY
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Western Flycatcher - Hereford Ranch, Wyoming
Western Wood-pewee - Meadow Lake, BC This vigilant flycatcher was sitting on eggs in a wooded area just off Meadow Lake, BC. The pair of birds were taking care of their territory with very little sound,. As a rule of thumb and part of ethical birding, it is important not to leave room so as not to disturb the bird off its nest. With my optical lens I was able to get a nice shot but not disturb this very good parent to be. Michael W Klotz 2019 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
Western Wood-pewee - Meadow Lake, BC
Say's Phoebe - Meadow Lake, BC Say's pheobe's are one of the quieter flycatchers I have found. They can usually be seen hawking from fence posts or from low objects near to the ground like rocks. In this a colonial log fence did the trick and the bird was moving back and forth collecting insects on the wing. He was there for at least two days but I never did see a mate. Michael W Klotz 2019 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
Say's Phoebe - Meadow Lake, BC
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Palos Verdes, CA One of our first stops in California on the way south was the South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes. This wonderful location in the middle of Los Angeles held all sorts of gems including this local flycatcher hawking the lower scrub along a dry creek bottom. Ash-throated flycatchers are part of a complex of that are hard to identify in some areas as the differences are very small and where habitats and/or ranges are overlapping. Luckily for me, this is a very common flycatcher for this area. This is a bird of the dry southwest and can survive on little water as long as the insect supply is readily available. Michael W Klotz - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Palos Verdes, CA
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Delta Heritage Airpark, BC A rare flycatcher in these parts, but we get on ever three or four years or so. Their range typically comes to its northern boundary around Oregon with some bird working their way up into southern central Washington. This bird was hanging around at Thanksgiving and I had been down to find him several times. I finally had some time on Thanksgiving day, but to no avail. I called home and said I might make it for dinner but put a plate aside. The old timers that were in earshot all gasped at once! I found the bird finally and made it home for dinner. Michael W Klotz 2021 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Delta Heritage Airpark, BC
Great Kiskadee - Bermuda Landing, Belize Flycatching off the bridge, there was little concern about my presence. This was on the road west of Burrell Boom, Belize. It looks like it might be a first year bird given the yellow gape. These birds were also common no matter where in the country I went. Michael W Klotz - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Great Kiskadee - Bermuda Landing, Belize