Birds of Ouray County: Western Wood-PeWee hard to ID, easy to like

Western Wood-PeWee

By News Staff, on August 29, 2019

BIRDS OF OURAY COUNTY

By Sue Hirshman

He that plants a tree

Loves others

Besides himself

– Thomas Fuller

The Western Wood-PeWee belongs to the “Empidonax” group of many different Flycatchers. It is the hardest group to identify, even harder than the Warbler group.

All the “Empidonax” Flycatchers look similar with just a few traits that might identify them. Even the experts have trouble with these birds and rely on their habitat and song.

The Western Wood Pe-Wee is a medium size length of 6...

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