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Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) call
A slow, plaintive, whistled pee-a-wee, then a falling pee-yer.
Listen to the Eastern Wood-Pewee call
A field recording of the Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) by Dominic McLean, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Eastern Wood-Pewee in forest habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Eastern Wood-Pewee
These birds belong to the tyrant flycatcher family, like the Eastern Wood-Pewee, so their calls can sound alike.
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Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
A raspy, emphatic fee-bee, fee-b-be; wags its tail on a low perch.
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Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
A sharp tsip call and a thin two-part pi-tsee, pi-tsew song near water.
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Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
A sharp, rising, two-part tsee-WEET call, like a question, from shady forest in summer.
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Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Sharp kip notes that build into squeaky, bickering chatter from roadside wires.
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Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
A plaintive, down-slurred pee-ur whistle from a fence, barn or rock.
Questions
Questions about the Eastern Wood-Pewee
What does the Eastern Wood-Pewee sound like?
A slow, plaintive, whistled pee-a-wee, then a falling pee-yer. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Eastern Wood-Pewee?
Eastern Phoebe, Black Phoebe, Western Flycatcher, Western Kingbird and Say's Phoebe sound similar.
Where can I hear the Eastern Wood-Pewee?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Eastern North America course.
How can I learn the Eastern Wood-Pewee call?
In SongLark's Birds of Eastern North America course, it comes in Level 3: Deciduous Forest. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Eastern Wood-Pewee in its Birds of Eastern North America course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Eastern Wood-Pewee comes in Level 3: Deciduous Forest. That Level is about songs from the leafy canopy.
Learn it with these birds in Level 3 of Birds of Eastern North America
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Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Short, robin-like phrases repeated all day: here-I-am, where-are-you?
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Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
A flute-like ee-oh-lay ending in a buzzy trill, echoing through summer woods.
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Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
A loud, ringing teacher-teacher-TEACHER that grows louder from the forest floor.
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Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
A hoarse, burry robin-like song and a distinctive chip-burr call.
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
A sweet, rich robin-like warble, and a squeaky eek call like a sneaker on a gym floor.
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Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
A loud, wild, ringing wuk-wuk-wuk-wuk that rises and falls, and slow, deep drumming.
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Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
A loud descending kee-yer and a long, even wick-wick-wick series.
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American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
A flat, nasal caw repeated in even series.
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Veery Catharus fuscescens
A breezy, downward-spiralling vee-ur, vee-ur, veer, veer that sounds like it is played in a pipe.
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Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
A long, clear opening note then a ringing, ethereal flourish, each phrase pitched differently.
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Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
A lazy, buzzy zoo-zee, zoo-zoo-zee from the tops of conifers.
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