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Excerpts Adapted from the Birds of Saskatchewan:
The Western Wood-Pewee often perches on a dead branch in the middle to upper stratum at the edge of a forest clearing, periodically flitting out to snatch a bee, wasp, fly, or other airborne insect with an audible snap of its bill (Wassink 2006). It has a wide but local summer distribution across western North America, in wooded areas from Mexico to Alaska, and east to central Manitoba. In southeast Saskatchewan it overlaps in range with the Eastern Wood-Pewee. It winters from Costa Rica south through the Andes to western Bolivia.
The Western Wood-Pewee is typically found along wooded creeks and river valleys, thickly wooded coulees, and forest edges. In the boreal and Cypress, pure or mixed coniferous or deciduous open forest is preferred. Mature aspen woodlands are used in the parkland, while established riparian forest is typical of breeding habitat in the grasslands. During migration it frequents all types of wooded habitat (Smith 1996).
The Western Wood-Pewee is a fairly common summer resident of the southern boreal and Cypress Hills regions. Except for its presence as an uncommon breeder in the Lake Athabasca-Cluff Lake area, it is virtually unknown in the northern boreal region of Saskatchewan. In the parklands and grasslands it is uncommon and local (Smith 1996).
Original text by Ryan Dudragne. Text adapted by Daniel J. Sawatzky
Read more about the Western Wood-Pewee in the Birds of Saskatchewan here.
Recommended citation: Latremouille, L. M. 2025. Western Wood-Pewee in Latremouille, L. M., S. L. Van Wilgenburg, C. B. Jardine, D. Lepage, A. R. Couturier, D. Evans, D. Iles, and K. L. Drake (eds.). 2025. The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Saskatchewan, 2017-2021. Birds Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan https://sk.birdatlas.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?sp=WEWP&lang=en [14 Nov 2025]
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