Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
The Western Wood-Pewee is often found conspicuously perched in the woodlands of Western USA, from Texas, west to California, and north to Alaska and the prairies of Canada. In winter these birds abandon the North American continent and fly to northwestern South America.
The nearly identical Eastern Wood-Pewee’s range does not overlap the range of these western cousins except for a small region in the Great Plains. The songs of the two are quite different and are a reliable means to tell them apart.
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Upper Owens River Valley, near Lake Crowley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:00 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD9001-WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Garden Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains, near Sierra Vista, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2003:08:29 11:59 |
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Location:
Garden Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/180 |
File Name: JCD_1209WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Garden Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains, near Sierra Vista, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2003:08:29 11:44 |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_1204WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2003:08:24 14:27 |
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Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD_0530WestWoodPewee |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Vista Grande site. Images from the SDNHM study of the Santa Rosa, San Jacinto Mountains. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:06:03 12:15 |
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Location:
Vista Grande |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/90 |
File Name: JCD9485.WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Along the Santa Rosa Truck Trail, on Santa Rosa Mountain. Southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:09:10 8:17 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X2200-WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, (shadetree-imaging.com) |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Captured near Kamiah, Northern Idaho USA 2005-05-27. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:27 6:31 |
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Location:
East Kamiah |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/8.5, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD2571WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Ramona Grasslands Preserve, Ramona, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:17 7:06 |
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Location:
Ramona Grassland Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X7241-WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Ramona Grasslands Preserve, Ramona, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:17 7:05 |
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Location:
Grasslands Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X7224-WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Ramona Grasslands Preserve, Ramona, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:17 7:05 |
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Location:
Ramona Grassland Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X7220-WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: A watchful parent bird at the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 8:15 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X6935-WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Parent with juvenile at the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 8:12 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X6932-WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Juvenile at the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 8:11 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X6926-WesternWoodPewee-Juvenile |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Lee Metcalf NWR in the Bitterroot Valley near Stevensville, Montana. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:27 13:07 |
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Location:
Lee Metcalf NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X5477-WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Lee Metcalf NWR in the Bitterroot Valley near Stevensville, Montana. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:27 13:07 |
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Location:
Lee Metcalf NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X5475-WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this Western Wood-Pewee was the first bird to meet me. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:20 12:33 |
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Location:
Tularosa River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: WesternWoodPewee_D508978-ApacheCreek-NM |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this Western Wood-Pewee was the first bird to meet me. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:20 12:33 |
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Location:
Tularosa River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: WesternWoodPewee_D509005-ApacheCreek-NM |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this Western Wood-Pewee was the first bird to meet me. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:20 12:33 |
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Location:
Tularosa River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: WesternWoodPewee_D509012-ApacheCreek-NM |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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