The Eastern Wood-Pewee is a medium-sized flycatcher of deciduous forests whose slow, plaintive 'pee-a-wee' whistle is one of the defining sounds of summer woodlands. It is nearly identical to the Western Wood-Pewee and best distinguished by range and voice. It builds a compact, lichen-decorated cup nest on a horizontal tree limb, blending in so well the nest is nearly invisible.
Habitat
Deciduous and mixed forests, particularly mid-canopy
Diet
Flying insects caught in aerial sallies from perches
How common
Common
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