Great Crested Flycatcher

Photo by Richard Hodder and Betsy Marie, taken with a Luminex Z30. This nestbox is mounted 5.5 feet off the ground. Floor dimensions are 8.5 x 8". The structure on top is a nestbox cam. For more information about Great Crested and Ash-Throated Flycatchers in nestboxes, click here.

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Previous Pictures of the Week: © Original photographs are copyrighted, and may not be used without the permission of the photographer. Please honor their copyright protection.

• June 11, 2006 - Great Crested Flycatcher
• June 19, 2006 - Snake Lick
• June 26, 2006 - House Finch Nest
• July 3, 2006 - Tree Swallow in Flight
• July 17, 2006 - Bluebird Battle
• July 24, 2006 - Bear Attack
• August 1, 2006 - Neglected Nestboxes (House Sparrow nests)
• August 14, 2006 - Threesome (Bluebird Babes)
• August 28, 2006 - Peering (flicker)
• January 2007 - New Hill Trail (Sialis)
• February 12 2007 - Sharp-shinned? Hawk feeding on dead starling
• February 19, 2007 - Joe's Cafe (Suet/Mealworm Feeder)
• March 25, 2007 - Sunflower Eater
• February 2007 - Snags & Suet (Pileated Woodpeckers)
• May 2007 - Birdcam Shots and Birdcam Photo Album
• May 12, 2007 - Carolina Wren nest in a boot
• May 25, 2007 - Batman Bird (Tree Swallows)
• June 2007 - Bluebird nest of cattails, one with leaves, and a TRES nest with maple seeds
• June 20, 2007 - Nine Egger (Tree Swallow nest)
• June 27, 2007 - Black-capped Chickadees (funny and serious photos)
• July 7, 2007 - Anting and Sunbathing
• Red-shouldered Hawk perching on nestbox
• November 18, 2007 - Western Bluebirds at the Spa
• March 15, 2008 - Under Construction - Eastern Bluebirds Building a Nest
• April 9, 2008 - Bluebird Battle in PA
• April 10, 2008 - Mouse Surprise
• April 15, 2008 - Bluebird News (nest in paper box)
• April 23, 2008 - My personal nightmare
• April 25, 2008 - Brave White-breasted Nuthatch
• May 3, 2008 - Newborn Blue (baby hatching)
• May 3, 2008 - Brave Blue (female on nest)
• May 14, 2008 - House Wren Havoc (eggs pecked)
• May 25, 2008 - House Wren Takeover (of nest, more pecked eggs)
• May 29, 2008 - Take Your Pick (parents feeding fledgling)
• June 10, 2008 - That Look Belongs in a Holster (female MOBL)

May all your blues be birds!

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