More often heard than seen, a great crested flycatcher is a master insect-catcher of the high canopy. Here's how to spot this ...

Knoxville resident Rebecca Boyd shared on Facebook on May 27 that she enjoyed seeing a new bird at her home. “Although the guide books say this is a common bird, ...

Minnesota is the western edge of crested flycatcher breeding range. Other members of the flycatcher family found here are Acadian, alder, ash-throated, least, olive-sided, willow, and yellow-bellied.

A great crested flycatcher photographed at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark. Please be respectful of copyright.

The great crested flycatcher is probably singing at dawn in your neighborhood, too, as... Houston Chronicle Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo. Skip to main content. Subscribe. Local News. Houston; ...

Unlike most other flycatcher species, the great-crested flycatcher is a cavity nester, often using holes initially chiseled by woodpeckers. Get 3 months/99¢ a month SUBSCRIBE NOW Show Search.

Further complicating the location and photography of the great crested flycatcher is the species’ choice of nesting location. These guys, like many other species, look for old woodpecker nest cavities ...

The melody was diagnostic. A great crested flycatcher was singing from the treetops. As usual, I couldn’t see the bird. Inhabiting the uppermost layers of the dense summer canopy, the species ...