Dusky Flycatcher

Size: 5-6”
Description: Mostly gray with a slight yellow tint, a white eye ring and white wing bars.
Migratory Status: Summer residents of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Habitat: Breed in open or bushy habitats of willows, ponderosa pine and aspen forests to 8,500 feet and sometimes to 11,000 feet.
Diet: Eat mostly insects that they catch in mid-air, near foliage or on tree bark.

 

• Dusky Flycatcher (call)

  
  

  Dusky Flycatcher call recorded on the Cub Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. In the background a Red-winged Blackbird can be heard calling. Also, in the recording is the buzz of a hummingbird flying by.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  06/24/2015

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Dusky Flycatcher (song)

  
  

  Dusky Flycatcher song recorded in the Wild Basin Moraine of Rocky Mountain National Park. A Yellow Warbler and Song Sparrow can be heard in the background. The buzz of a hummingbird flying by and the North St. Vrain Creek can also be heard in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  06/02/2016

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025