Olive-sided Flycatcher

Size: 7-8”
Description: Mostly gray with a dull-white chin, breast and belly.
Migratory Status: Summer residents of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Habitat: Live in mature spruce-fir and Douglas-fir forests especially near steep slopes and cliffs to 11,500 feet.
Diet: Eat insects, especially bees, and forage by perching on dead tops and branches, catching prey on the wing and returning to the branch.
 

  • Olive-sided Flycatcher (song)


    Olive-sided Flycatcher song recorded in Upper Beaver Meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park.

    Credit / Author:
    J. Job
    Date created:
    05/31/2017
    Audio Transcript
 
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  • Olive-sided Flycatcher (song)


    Olive-sided Flycatcher song recorded on the Sun Valley Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

    Credit / Author:
    J. Job
    Date created:
    06/08/2016
    Audio Transcript

Last updated: June 8, 2018

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