Common Name: | Wood-Pewee, Western | Scientific Name: | Contopus sordidulus | Family: | Tyrannidae (Flycatchers) | Area: | Siltcoos Lagoon, Oregon Dunes National Scenic Area | Date: | May 21, 2015 |
This Flycatcher is smaller than an Olive-sided Flycatcher and has less of a "vest look" to its breast. It's single note song is very distinct and is the easiest way to make an identification. |
Denman Wildlife Area - White City, Oregon |
nest - Collier Memorial State Park, Oregon - - - July 24, 2012 | Reference: | Birds of the Willamette Valley Region by Nehls, Aversa, & Opperman / Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America by Kaufman |
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