Utah Bird Profile
  Gray Flycatcher - Empidonax wrightii

Name Roots: (Gr. empis, "a gnat"; anax, "king" - for Charles Wright)

In Utah:  
by Jack Binch

Other Photos - ID / Song

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests in a shrub or in a tree at a height of 2-9 feet, in a cup nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is an insectivore: air sallier.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in pinyon-juniper and high desert scrub habitats.
  
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