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Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus

Featured Image Credit: “Great Crested Flycatcher – Magee Marsh – Ohio_16052017-FJ0A8317” by fveronesi1 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

To hear songs, learn identification information, migratory patterns, and some fun facts, check out the Great Crested Flycatcher page offered by one of my favorite resources: the Cornell Lab of Ornithology »

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