Flycatcher Birdhouse by Duncraft
Great-crested Flycatcher
Nestbox Plans
Ash-throated
Flycatcher
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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiarchus
Species: crinitus
La. passer sparrow, small bird
La. forma form, kind, species
Gr. turannos tyrant
La. tyrannus tyrant, despot, king
Gr. muia a fly
Gr. arkhos lord, prince
La. crinitus long haired
Nine inches long. Upper parts olive. Olive brown crested
head, yellow belly, ashy gray throat and breast, chestnut tail. Wing coverts crossed with
two irregular bars of yellowish white. |
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| Inhabits woodlands and small towns in North
America east of the Rocky Mountains from the Gulf States to New Brunswick and Quebec, west
to Alberta. Winters in the Gulf States, eastern Mexico and Central America as far as Costa
Rica.
Builds bulky nests of twigs, grass, rootlets, feathers and snake
skins in natural or abandoned tree cavities. Often found nesting in boxes intended for
bluebirds or purple martins. |
Young Flycatcher,
Frank Chapman
A.R. Dugmore |
Lays three to six light brown speckled
eggs, which hatch after about two weeks incubation and young leave the nest in about
another two weeks.
Pursues flying insects, some beneficial wasps but mostly pestilent flies and moths. Also
eats beetles, ants, crickets and berries.Domineering
neighbor. Promptly dashes after any other bird intruders, or even drives them out of their
nests to make his own.
The Great-crested Flycatcher nestbox has a 6" by
6" floor, 9" inside ceiling, 1 3/4" diameter entrance hole located 7"
above the floor and ventilation openings.
Assembled with corrosion resistant screws fit to pre-drilled
countersunk pilot holes. Hinged roof is secured with shutter hooks for easy access. |
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Mount on tree or post in a secluded area in the woods,
forest or field edge, or near a stream between four and ten feet high with partial sun and
shade. Remove the nest after the brood rearing seasons are
over.
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