Eastern Wood-Pewee

Adults are grey-olive on the upperparts with light underparts, washed with olive on the breast. They have two wing bars, and the primary remiges are long, giving the wingtip a slim and very pointed appearance. The upper part of the bill is dark, the lower part is yellowish. The songs are basically a mournful whistled pee-a'wee given in a series, which gave this bird its name, and a we-aww with a rising note at the end.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Eastern Wood-pewee (Contopus virens) is a small tyrant flycatcher from North America. This bird and the Western Wood-pewee (C. sordidulus) were formerly considered to be a single species. The two species are virtually identical in appearance, and can be distinguished most easily by their calls. More

highest densities of the Eastern Wood-Pewee are found in the Piedmont of Virginia and West Virginia. Description This is a medium-sized bird with a grayish olive color above and paler below. It has whitish wing-bars. Sexes are similar, and this bird usually sits in an upright position typical of many flycatchers. It hawks flying insects, but does not flick its wings or tail. More

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has a large range, estimated globally at 4,100,000 square kilometers. It is native to the nations of North America as well as Central America and parts of South America and prefers forest and shrubland ecosystems. The global population of this bird is estimated to be 6,000,000 individuals and it does not appear to meet population decline criteria that would necessitate inclusion on the IUCN Red List. The current evaluation status of the Eastern Wood-Pewee is Least Concern. More

Like its nest, the eastern wood-pewee is quite inconspicuous. Perched in the canopy, high above in thick foliage, the small, olive-gray, obscurely marked flycatcher, when silent, may easily be mistaken for a eastern phoebe or olive-sided flycatcher. Pictures of these similar birds * small bird sitting on branch tip with gray upperparts and white underparts. Eastern Wood-Pewee * small bird sitting on branch tip with gray upperparts and white underparts. More

The Eastern Wood-Pewee is one of those birds that has the good manners to say its name. The plaintive ascending and then descending pee-ah-wee phrase can be heard throughout the day during the summer in the eastern United States The bird itself is quite inconspicuous as it hawks insects from high in the canopy. The Eastern Wood-Pewee breeds from southeastern Canada across the eastern states and migrates to northwestern South America during the winter. More

areas at the edge of Eastern Wood-Pewee's range were also high (Canada -4.4% and Florida ; Sauer et al. 2005). The trend for Texas is disturbing, suggesting the 2004 population is about 10% of the 1966 population in this state. The magnitude of this decline is similar to that of several other areas (Canada and Florida) at the edge of the range for this species. More

Eastern Wood-Pewee is an inconspicuous dull brown bird of the middle canopy. Despite its abundance, this bird could be easily overlooked if not for its persistent "pee-ah-wee" song. More

In 2006, an Eastern wood-pewee nest was found in multiflora rose intertwined in an 8' shrub along Cattail branch, within 20 feet of the bank. The nest was small and well-concealed and found only by watching the adults for sometime. Like typical flycatchers, pewees spend much of their time perched high on branches of large trees, from which they dart out to catch flying insects. Their frequent visits to the vicinity of this small shrub is what led me to the nest. More

Eastern Wood-Pewees are more often heard than seen because of their dull coloration and because they frequent the dense upper canopy of the forest. NESTING 3 or 4 creamy-white, brown-dotted eggs in finely woven, cup-shaped nest made of vegetable fiber and covered with lichens, saddled to a horizontal limb and blending in with the branch. More

The Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens, is a small Tyrant flycatcher. This bird and the Western Wood-Pewee were formerly considered to be a single species. The two species are virtually identical in appearance, and can be distinguished most easily by their calls. Description Adults are grey-olive on the upperparts with light underparts, washed with olive on the breast. They have two wing bars; the upper part of the bill is dark, the lower part is yellowish. More

Bent Life History for the Eastern Wood-Pewee - the common name and sub-species reflect the nomenclature in use at the time the description was written. EASTERN WOOD PEWEE MYIOCHANES VIRENS (Linnaeus) HABITS CONTRIBUTED BY WINSOR MARRETT TYLER Spring: The long spring migration is drawing to a close. The hardy adventurers of March have settled here in New England for the summer or have passed farther northward. More

breeding densities of eastern wood-pewee in southern Wisconsin. Effect of Habitat Alteration: Establishment of wooded vegetation within the Platte River channel has benefited this species through facilitating its westward expansion across central Nebraska. Stauffer and Best (1980) reported that eastern wood- pewee was a specialist in its selection of nest sites. Such species are intolerant of a reduction in preferred nesting substrate. Nesting Data: We have no confirmed records of nests of eggs from the study area. More

The Eastern Wood-Pewee does have a characteristic white eye-ring, however it is duller in color then the flycatchers and therefore not as obvious. The plumage of the Eastern Wood-Pewee is generally dark grayish-olive over the bird's back and wings, with a dull white to creamy colored throat. The bird's breast tends to be darker with a hint of pale yellow coloring. Both males and females have very similar plumage, and visibly distinguishing one from the other is virtually impossible. More

Eastern Wood-Pewees are more often heard than seen because of their dull coloration and because they frequent the dense upper canopy of the forest. Their voice is a plaintive pee-ah-weee or pee-weee, falling in pitch on last note. The Eastern Wood-Pewee is a sparrow-sized flycatcher, dull olive-gray above, slightly paler below with 2 whitish wing bars. The Western Wood-Pewee of the western United States is extremely similar but generally darker below. The two species are best distinguished by voice. More