: any of various passerine birds (families Muscicapidae and Tyrannidae) that feed on insects taken on the wing
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Recent Examples on the WebTwenty-eight brants at Lake Pontoosucin Pittsfield, a caspian tern at Lake Onota in Pittsfield, an acadian flycatcher in Lee, a hooded warbler in New Marlborough, and a least bittern at the Wild Acres Conservation Area in Pittsfield.BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022 Elsewhere in Fairhaven, there was a glaucous gull at Fort Phoenix and an early willow flycatcher on Egypt Lane.BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022 Mill Pond in Yarmouth, an Acadian flycatcher at the South Sandwich Conservation Area in Sandwich, a worm-eating warbler in the Falmouth Town Forest, and a clay-colored sparrow at the Crane Conservation Area in Falmouth.BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 An Acadian flycatcher in Granville and a hooded warbler at the Grace Robson Sanctuary in Westfield.BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022 Early migrants reported from Santuit Pond in Mashpee included a great-crested flycatcher and a blue-gray gnatcatcher, and other sightings included a blue-winged teal, 68 ring-necked ducks, 2 bald eagles, and 16 osprey.BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2022 There was a little blue heron in Pembroke, and two little blue herons and an alder flycatcher at Allens Pond Sanctuary in South Dartmouth.BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2021 In Berkshire County, there was an acadian flycatcher and a Northern goshawk at Canoe Meadows in Pittsfield, a clay-colored sparrow at the Moran Wildlife Area in Windsor, and a continuing hooded warbler in New Marlborough.BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2021 Observers spotted an alder flycatcher, a sora, and a least bittern at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord.BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2021 See More