In open glades of deep woods the pensive call of this retiring little FLYCATCHER seems perfectly attuned to the isolation. A pair sometimes will rear a family in an old orchard or even build their home close to houses altho, normally, human society does not attract them. At early morn or late twilight they occasionally seem possessed, fluttering and twittering with aimless sorties among the trees as tho running amok. The frenzy lasts only a few minutes but transforms our timid little PEWEE into an entirely different bird.
The tail is quiet and notes more plaintive than the Phoebe's.
North America from southern Canada west to eastern Nebraska and southern Texas.