Acadian Flycatcher

Acadian Flycatcher:

The breeding of Acadian Flycatcher’s was extends from east of Great Plains from southeastern Minnesota to Massachusetts, south to the Gulf Coast and found in northern Florida. It is a long distance immigrant that winters from eastern Nicaragua south to northeastern South America. The area for habitat is limited for this species. The Acadian Flycathcher is an insectivorous air sallier. It breeds primarily in mature, deciduous floodplain or swamp forest but it also occurs in dry forest. This species is classified as mature, hardwood forest because of its close connection with these forest types.

Interesting Fact

The Acadian Flycatcher is a brilliant flier, it is extremely maneuverable, able to flutter and can even fly backward.
They are a common horde to the Brown-headed Cowbird, which lays its eggs in other birds' nests. But only 16% of cowbird young in Acadian Flycatcher nests fledge effectively.