Flycatcher, Olive-sided
Description: This medium-sized migrant flycatcher can be seen in wooded areas during migration stopovers.
Flycatcher, Least*
Description: This breeding species is seen broadly, but most often in the McDonald Woods.
Flycatcher, Great Crested***
Description: A loud and large flycatcher, this bird is most likely to be seen nesting in the McDonald Woods or in the Barbara Brown Nature Reserve.
Flycatcher, Alder
Description: This flycatcher may be seen in the edges of shrubby woodland areas.
Flycatcher, Acadian
Description: Look down into shrubby or woodland areas to spot this migrant flycatcher.
Flicker, Northern***
Description: This migrant woodpecker and breeder feeds on ants and can be found in any tree-covered area or on the lawn.
Unlike many woodland birds, the northern flicker produces a sound that seems to come from the jungle. Its loud, laughing, rapid “kick-kick-kick-kick-kick” song echoes through the woods, mostly in spring and early summer.
Finch, Purple
Description: Look near bird-feeding stations from late fall through early spring for this erratic Garden visitor.
Finch, House***
Description: Now common year-round at the Garden, this species was introduced into the eastern United States from California.
Falcon, Peregrine
Description: This state-threatened species may be seen flying overhead on fall from mid-September to late October.
Egret, Snowy
Description: This state-endangered bird, with bright yellow feet like the great egret, may rarely be seen flying over, or possibly wading in the shoreline.