Eastern Wood-Pewee

Also known as Eastern Wood Pewee, Wood Pewee

Eastern Wood-Pewees spend their summers in the shaded mid-canopy of eastern deciduous forests, sallying out from exposed dead branches to snap up flying insects. Their clear, plaintive whistle echoing through the summer woods is often the primary clue to their presence high above the forest floor. In autumn, these long-distance migrants undertake an energetic journey across the Gulf of Mexico to overwinter in the tropical forests of northern South America.