Date: 2/26/26 9:35 am From: <jwdavis...> <jwdavis...> Subject: Great Crested Flycatcher
The Great Crested Flycatcher will arrive the second week in April. They are a cavity nester and will nest in a nest box if natural cavities are not available. We often see this bird in Costa Rica before it migrates to North America. If you have an opportunity to host this bird in your yard, build this bird a nest box if you do not have adequate holes in snags. Remember to save and make available snake skins that this bird likes to put in its nest. The Nest Box Dimensions are Floor 6X6. Box Height 8 - 12 feet, Hole Height above floor 6 to 10 inches, Hole Diameter 1 ¾ inches, Box Height above the Ground 5 to 15 feet and placed in Open Woods or Orchard conditions. If you are fortunate to get this cavity nester, you will hear the excitement of the pair chattering as they find your nest box and start the nest building process and hear their calls all summer.
Remember that there are 85 species of cavity nesting birds in North America, and they need all the help they can get. There is a housing shortage with too few snags and hollow trees.
Jerry Wayne Davis
Hot Springs, AR
