Here are a couple of looks at a juvenile Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. This young bird was photographed in the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve, Plano, Texas. A wild fire had pass through this area recently, and the newly exposed ground was attracting a wide variety of small birds on this day.
![](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/scissor-tailedflycatcher-afterthefire-001.jpg)
![](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/scissor-tailedflycatcher-afterthefire-002.jpg)
![](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/scissor-tailedflycatcher-afterthefire-003.jpg)
![](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/scissor-tailedflycatcher-afterthefire-004.jpg)
Observation Details
County | – | Denton |
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City | – | Plano | |
Date | – | Jun 26, 2012 | |
Time of Day | – | Morning | |
Temperature | – | Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) | |
Weather | – | Clear | |
Habitat | – | Recreation-Park | |
Type of Behavior | – | Roaming | |
Gender | – | Uncertain | |
Maturity | – | Juvenile | |
Observer | – | Chris Jackson |