So continuing yesterday's theme of Eastern Flycatchers (Kingbirds and Phoebes), the Eastern Wood Pewee (Below) is usually present in Northern Illinois by mid May.
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| An Eastern Wood Pewee singing its familiar two-note refrain, Morton Arboretum, Chicago, IL; 5/27/2012. |
If you have ever taken a walk in the woods anywhere east of the Great Plains, there is no doubt that you have heard the two-note whistle, that almost sounds like someone who would be whistling at a pretty girl - a long uprising note, then a beat later followed by a sliding descending note. I have always hear these guys singing, but it took me a long time to finally catch up with the originator of this song - The Eastern Wood Pewee (Above). It seemed like I could never locate this little flycatcher (6 1/4" long). It was always up high in tall trees hidden by the foliage.
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| Another Eastern Wood Pewee, Rock Cut State Park; 5/12/2012. |
The first time I was able to definitively identify this guy was when one landed on a branch just a few feet in front of me, sing its two-note song then fly off. Subsequently I have had more luck at finding these flycatchers for better photo ops (Above).
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