General Description: Gray Flycatchers (Empidonax wrightii) are small, sexually monomorphic birds. As with other members of the genus, Empids are small, drab flycatchers with eye rings and wingbars. Most Empids have a bit of yellow-green on the back and belly, but Gray Flycatchers do not. Gray Flycatchers have a gray head, so the light eyering may be hard to see. Most Empids flick their tail upward, but Gray Flycatchers flick theirs downward. The call is described as a loud "wit!"

Favored Habitat: Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands; higher-elevation Mojave Desert Scrub.

Where to Find: During migration, they can be found everywhere, but when you look for them, they are nowhere to be found; check Corn Creek and the Henderson BVP. These birds breed in middle-elevation forests in places like Mt. Charleston and the Sheep Range.

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