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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 ...
The striking scissor-tailed flycatcher is an icon of Oklahoma and beyond. Learn about their nests, diet and more.
The Gray Catbird (Dumetella carlinensis) is a member of the Mockingbird and Thrasher family. It is a tame, gray bird about nine inches in length that likes to frequent or reside in areas of ...
They seldom use the same cavity again. These woodpecker nesting sites, and the occasional natural openings, offer great places for the following birds to nest: tufted titmouse, black-capped chickadee, ...
On June 4, Robert Mayo observed a Great Crested Flycatcher flying around his yard through his kitchen window. The next day, Judy Schizkoske spotted 15 Cedar Waxwings sitting in a dead tree on Highway ...
Loud but elusive, the great crested flycatcher challenges birders with its treetop nesting, dramatic calls and quirky habits — making it a tricky but rewarding species to spot or photograph.
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 ...
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 ...
Some species were missed, including yellow-crowned night-heron, great horned owl, chuck-will’s-widow, willow flycatcher, brown creeper, hermit thrush, Kentucky warbler and magnolia warbler. These ...
The flycatcher is one of a number of birds that line their nests with shed snakeskin because, a new study reports, it scares off... Main image, a great-crested flycatcher.
But few studies have tested the idea, and those that did have yielded mixed results. For example, in 2006 researchers found that snakeskin was highly effective at protecting Great Crested Flycatcher ...
Great Crested Flycatcher in the nest (Photo from Bing Images) The foundation of the nest is typically made of grass, weeds, moss, leaves, strips of bark, rootlets, or feathers.