Breeding Location:
Forest edge
Breeding Type:
Monogamous
Breeding Population:
Common to abundant
Egg Color:
White with brown and lavender marks at large end
Number of Eggs:
2 - 4
Incubation Days:
12 - 13
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Grass, plant fibers, and plant down.
Migration:
Migratory
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Overview
Western Wood-Pewee: Medium-sized flycatcher with dull olive-gray upperparts and pale olive-gray underparts. Head has darker cap and slight crest. The wings are dark with two white bars. Feeds on insects, spiders and berries. Quiet and solitary. Weak fluttering flight with shallow rapid wing beats.
Range and Habitat
Western Wood-Pewee: Breeds from eastern Alaska, Mackenzie, and Manitoba south through western U.S. Spends winters in the tropics. Preferred habitats include open woodlands, woodland edges, and orchards.
Breeding and Nesting
Western Wood-Pewee: Two to four white eggs with brown and lavender marks at large end are laid in a shallow saucer of grass fastened to a horizontal branch. Incubation is typically 12 or 13 days and is carried out by the female.
Foraging and Feeding
Western Wood-Pewee: Diet consists almost exclusively of insects, often caught in flight; berries are sometimes eaten.
Readily Eats
Meal Worms
Vocalization
Western Wood-Pewee: Call is a harsh, nasal "pee-eeer."
Similar Species
Western Wood-Pewee: Eastern Wood-Pewee is paler below, but is best distinguished by voice.
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