Another very common bird at Killbear this time of year is the Least Flycatcher. Least Flycatchers are a small flycatcher. Like other flycatchers they tend to perch upright, but they appear a little more compact than most. The primary feathers on their wings are short, which makes their thin tail look longer. Their head is round and is not peaked at the back of the head.
Least Flycatchers congregate in clusters in deciduous forests during the breeding season. They sing incessantly throughout the summer, tossing their head back with each chebec. They tend to flit from perch to perch among dead branches in the middle to upper level of the forest canopy. This is the exact behaviour observed at Killbear during our camping trip.
