I stopped by The West Woods Saturday and spoke with the gal behind the desk. I asked her if she knew what this bird was. She couldn’t be sure and said you would know. I am thinking it is an Eastern Wood Pewee, but I’m not sure because the neck is dark, the underneath is an olive color, and the wings are dark with white stripes. I took this behind my house in Chesterland. Thank you.
I appreciate the confidence from the receptionist about my birding identification skills, but I will tell you honestly that I had to defer to Naturalist Linda Gilbert for identification of the bird in your fantastic photo. The bird is a Great-crested Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Life History, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. I often hear these birds but rarely see them. How did you get some fortunate to find one peaking out of its nesting cavity?
Click here for Cornell’s website with more information and photos. Thanks for sharing your photo!
-Naturalist Dottie Drockton
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