Flycatchers, Kingbirds, and Phoebes don't visit feeders. Flycatchers do use nest boxes. Eastern Kingbirds are fond of bees. Gray Kingbirds are found along Gulf coastal areas. |
name | area | season | diet/native food plants |
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Great Crested Flycatcher | NC S | SpSuF-B SpSuFW-B | insects*, fruit blackberry, blueberry, coffee colubrina, grape, laurel, mulberry, sassafras, wild tamarind |
Eastern Kingbird | NCS | SpSuF-B | insects*, fruit blackberry, blackgum, blueberry, coffee colubrina, dogwood, elderberry, magnolia, mulberry, sassafras, serviceberry, spice bush |
Gray Kingbird | NCS | SpSuF-B | |
Eastern Phoebe | NCS | SpFW | insects*, fruit persimmon, sassafras, sumac, sweetleaf |
Sp=spring Su=summer F=fall W=winter B=breeds in Florida during season(s) underlined M=Migrant |