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Through the simple beauty of birdsong, this series creates a quiet space to appreciate the natural world right outside your door.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

WSHU | By Sabrina Garone
Published June 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
Eastern Wood-Pewee — Fairfield, Conn.
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Eastern Wood-Pewee — Fairfield, Conn.

A common summer resident of our region, the Eastern Wood-Pewee gets its name from its song!

Range: North America
Habitat: Woodlands, forests
Food: Flying insects
In our region: May - October
Fun fact: Use a “sit and wait” method for food -- wait on a perch for an insect to fly by, then dart out to grab it mid-air.

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Audio comes from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library. 
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Sabrina Garone
Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.
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