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Flycatcher The Acadian Flycatcher and its relatives in the genus Empidonax are difficult to distinguish, but in much of the South the Acadian is the only breeding species. Between June and August, any Empidonax seen in the lowlands south of New Jersey and Missouri can safely be called an Acadian. The Acadian Flycatcher is olive green above, whitish or sometimes yellow below (especially on its flanks and belly), with a distinct white eye ring. Identified chiefly by its voice and habitat. Its song is an emphatic two note flee-see or peet-seet! with the second syllable accented and higher pitched, uttered on the breeding grounds and occasionally on migration. The Acadian Flycatcher eats mostly insects, some spiders and millipedes and occasionally a few seeds and berries. It nests on a fork of a horizontal branch well away from the main trunk, usually 10 to 20 feet above the ground, often along a stream and sometimes over water. It prefers open space below the nest to approach the nest easily and favors lower branches of beech, dogwood and witch-hazel, but will also nest in oak, hickory, maple, basswood and cherry. The Acadian Flycatcher's nest is occasionally parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds. The Acadian Flycatcher breeds from southern Minnesota east through southern New England, south to Gulf Coast and central Florida and winters in the tropics. It prefers beech and maple or hemlock forests, usually under the canopy but also in clearings and often in wooded ravines. Acadian Flycatcher Range Map Visit Shaw
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