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Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi

Flight call description A short "pip" note may occasionally be used as a flight call.

 

Fig.1. New York June 1, 1989 (WRE).

Perched bird.

 

Examples

1. New York June 1, 1989 (WRE). Perched adult on breeding grounds.

 

Behavior Primarily a nocturnal migrant but engages in redetermined migration. Typically silent in flight. Adults occasionally give 1 to 2 note "pip" calls in flight (Altman and Sallabanks, 2000).