Western Wood-pewee, Contopus sordidulus
  Diet
of the Western Wood-pewee
The Western Wood-pewee feeds mainly on
insects. Its particular favorites are flies and wasps. It
sometimes eats elderberries and grass seeds.
How to attract the Western Wood-pewee to your
garden
Most woodlands and forest habitats can be
utilized by the western wood pewee. Planting an elderberry
wouldn't hurt. The Western Wood-pewee's favorite insects are
flies. Sense you probably do not want to attract these you can
try to attract other insects. Elderberry flowers attract many
insects and the berries are occasionally consumed by the western
wood-pewee.
Habitat/ plant community used by the Western
Wood-pewee
 The
Western Wood-pewee is found mostly in coniferous forests with
nearby wet areas. They like trees with dead branches on the
bottom for open perches.
Click on these plant community links to learn
more about specific plant material and climates.
Yellow
pine forest
Red
Fir forest
 Riparian
Lodgepole
pine forest
Redwood
Forest
Northern
Juniper woodland
Bristle
Cone pine forest
Northern
Oak woodland
Central
Oak woodland
Southern
Oak woodland
Migration of the Western Wood-pewee
Like many other flycatchers, the Western
Wood-pewee spends the winter in South America.
Nesting habitat used by the Western
Wood-Pewee
The Western Wood-pewee likes to build its nest
out on a limb of a coniferous tree.
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