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Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus

Description:

A large, assertive flycatcher with rich reddish-brown accents and a lemon-yellow belly, the Great Crested Flycatcher is a common bird of Eastern woodlands. Its habit of hunting high in the canopy means it’s not particularly conspicuous—until you learn its very distinctive call, an emphatic rising whistle. These flycatchers swoop after flying insects and may crash into foliage in pursuit of leaf-crawling prey.

Habitat:

Great Crested Flycatchers live in woodlots and open woodland, particularly among deciduous trees. On its tropical wintering grounds it occurs in similar semiopen habitats. Migrants can occur in nearly any wooded or shrubby habitat.

Notes:

This is the first I've seen.

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RickBohler
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RickBohler

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 17, 2017
Submitted on Jun 17, 2017

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