Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

This Scissor-tailed Flycatcher posed nicely for a handful of photos.

Description

An overall gray body with salmon-colored flanks and dark gray wings. This striking flycatcher has a long black and white tail that opens up into a magnificent scissor shape during flight.

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First observation

📆	04/06/2018
📍	San Antonio, Texas

Captured media details

	Male	Female	Unknown
📸			✔️
🎙️			✔️

Experiences & anecdotes

5/22/22 - I love this bird. I see it often during this time of year. It loves to perch on powerlines and survey fields and passersby. I recently saw nests of this bird at a local park. Shortly after this discovery, an intense storm occurred and I believe it wiped out the unsheltered nest (seen in the final photo below). Last week we discovered another nest, this time at a local pond, this one looked much more ready to withstand inclement weather.

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Photographs

This Scissor-tailed Flycatcher nest I discovered.

A great example of the varying tail lengths due to age.

A mid-air view of the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in flight

This one perched on the tree support stake in my front yard.

Audio recordings

ML512356811- 0:14
- Listen to the song of the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Their song serves as a nice ambient sound when I’m on the search for less conspicuous birds.