Pacific-Slope Flycatcher

This small flycatcher inhabits shaded, moist forest along the US Pacific coast, perching on low branches and sallying out to catch flying insects before returning to the same perch. Listen for its soft, upslurred call and sharp position sense as it works forest edges and streamside vegetation. Spring and summer, during the breeding season, are the best times to see it, when males call frequently from territorial perches in the forest canopy and understory.