Bird Gallery Index

Eastern Wood-Pewee image © Wayne Nicholas

Family:  (Tyrannidae) Tyrant Flycatchers

Preferred Habitat:  Deciduous woodlands, including urban shade trees.

Seasonal Occurrence:  Greatest numbers in the spring and fall. Also common in summer. Breeds in our area.

Notes:   The Eastern Wood-Pewee is our most common flycatcher in summer. Like other flycatchers, when not chasing insects it likes to perch high up in trees where it may be difficult to spot. Its plaintive song, a drawn-out pee weee is much more obvious. The Eastern Wood-Pewee can be distinguished from most Empidonax flycatchers by its lack of eyering. The male is slightly larger than the female.

The Houston Bird Survey has more information and a distribution map for the Eastern Wood-Pewee.
- Susan Billetdeaux