Each April for many years I’ve been awakened to the serenade of the phoebe; a returning male singing it’s name from somewhere in the greening woods behind my home. As spring yields to ...

In many of these so-called social parasite species the new ... in Tompkins County, N.Y. In 10 nests they removed the flycatcher eggs and put in one cowbird egg, while in the other 10 they put ...

Every year for 35 years, we’ve had an eastern phoebe nest under the eaves of our back porch. Without her, it would not be spring. Eastern phoebes are in the flycatcher family and consume not ...

Loud but elusive, the great crested flycatcher challenges birders with its treetop nesting, dramatic calls and quirky habits ...

They strung up fine mist nests and played flycatcher calls from speakers hidden in the bushes underneath the decoy. The scientists hoped that if a real flycatcher was in the area, it would fly at ...

After 35 years, Delhi played host to the Asian Paradise Flycatcher. The migratory bird, which crosses the capital on its way from the Himalayan foothills to its final destination down south, was ...