What a sad story, Dave, I was moments away from selling you a brand new birdhouse, only to have my hopes dashed when a flycatcher occupied your old house at the last moment. Talk about a cruel twist ...

A pair of Great Crested Flycatchers (Myiarchus crinitus) have taken up residence in the martin house by the pond on the upper end of my property. The strident ree-et call of the male rings across the ...

Anyone who has spent any time birding will understand that certain birds are more difficult to find than others. Anyone who has spent a lifetime birding will understand that certain species are ...

No sooner had I stepped outside at dawn to pick up the newspaper than a migratory bird’s singular song rang out from an oak tree across the street. The song wasn’t as melodic as the tunes of songbirds ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AGFC) - This week's bird is the Great Crested Flycatcher. A large, assertive flycatcher with rich reddish-brown accents and a lemon-yellow belly, the Great Crested Flycatcher is a ...

There are a few birds that are very common but not commonly seen. In other words, these birds are found in good numbers all across our region but you just don’t see them. One good example of this is ...

Quick whistled notes — “weeeUP-weeeeER” — ring out from within the dense, green foliage of a tree canopy during my morning walk through the neighborhood. I can hear the birdsong clearly, first in this ...

Long ago, I worked in my father's landscape business as a designer. Drafting plans that matched the interests of our clients and drawing images that helped the homeowner visualize their personal ...

Earlier this year we had a pair of great crested flycatchers that raised a family in one of our bird houses. After the young flycatchers took their first flight, the box sat quiet for a few days. Now ...

From a horizontal perch, a crested bird flits into an opening where a meandering insect is passing through. In an instant the winged prey is seized and the speedy bird returns to its perch to down its ...

Learn what an ash-throated flycatcher looks like and where to spot one. Also learn what the bird eats and where it builds a nest.