Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus), Picture Rocks, Pima County

This Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was discovered and photographed by Jason Danhoff on 27 June 2012.

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is a causal migrant and summer visitor to Arizona. It has nested twice; a pair was found nest building near Dudleyville, and one mated with a Western Kingbird in Camp Verde and produced hybrid young.

Though taken with a cell phone, the relevant details of this unmistakable bird can still be seen - the pearl gray head, dark wings, and of course the extremely long tail for which this species is named.

27 June 2012, photo by Jason Danhoff

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