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Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

Photo by KarenSaxton
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

very harsh 1 -2 syllable cheep

Habitat:

riparian trail near eagle lake

Notes:

They were everywhere - and always landing just where I couldn't get a decent photo. Will take any id help offered.

Species ID Suggestions

Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

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Comments (2)
KarenSaxton
You might well be right. One of the criteria is it would have to live there and near my house. I hear them during the summer, but because of how dense the forest is, I never see them and I think they hang out in a clearing at the top of a ridge on my property.
Jellis
That looks like a Western Wood-pewee
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 5, 2016

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