Valerie Sinex, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Yorba Linda, noticed a recent increase in customer sightings of exotic black and white birds with exceptionally long tails and bright red-orange bills.

A rush of ash-throated flycatchers descends on Orange County this time of year. It’s a jumble of both the birds that intend to build nests and breed, and those that are just passing through.

High in the canopy of eastern forests, great crested flycatchers (Myiarchus crinitus) swoop out from their perches, snagging flying insects from the air and plucking them from twigs and leaves. These ...

Great crested flycatchers will probably look for the nests of northern flickers, red-bellied woodpeckers and even hairy woodpeckers that are located 30 to 50 feet off the ground. These sorts of ...

The Vermillion Flycatcher, typically found along the U.S. southern border, Mexico and South America, has shades of bright orange and red. "It's good looking, it's easy to find and see, ...