Number of eggs.—Clutch-size is 3 eggs (3.2, 2-5; 17). Mean clutch-size for the first peak of laying shown in Figure 5 is 4.0 eggs; that for the second peak is 2.7 eggs.
Nests are placed in forks or on horizontal limbs of osage orange, red haw, elm, and on crosspieces of power poles, about 15 feet high (ranging from five to 35 feet).
Table 13.—Occurrence in Time of Summer Resident Flycatchers in Kansas
| Species | Arrival | Departure | ||
| Range | Median | Range | Median | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Apr. 22-Apr. 30 | Apr. 28 | Sept. 1-Sept. 24 | Sept. 13 |
| Western Kingbird | Apr. 23-Apr. 30 | Apr. 28 | Sept. 1-Sept. 26 | Sept. 8 |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Apr. 15-Apr. 28 | Apr. 18 | Sept. 21-Oct. 22 | Oct. 12 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Apr. 15-May 4 | Apr. 29 | Sept. 1-Sept. 21 | Sept. 9 |
| Eastern Phoebe | Mar. 3-Mar. 31 | Mar. 22 | Oct. 3-Oct. 27 | Oct. 9 |
| Say Phoebe | Apr. 4-Apr. 22 | Apr. 12 | ........ | ........ |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Apr. 30-May 19 | May 9 | Sept. 3-Sept. 17 | Sept. 4 |
| Eastern Wood Pewee | Apr. 2-May 28 | May 19 | Aug. 30-Sept. 18 | Sept. 6 |
Great Crested Flycatcher: Myiarchus crinitus boreus Bangs.—This summer resident is common in eastern Kansas, but is less numerous in the west. Preferred habitat is in woodland and woodland edge. Temporal occurrence is indicated in [Table 13].
Breeding schedule.—The twenty-two records of egg-laying are in the period May 11 to July 10 ([Fig. 5]); the modal date for egg-laying is June 5. The shape of the histogram ([Fig. 5]) indicates that some breeding for which records are lacking occurs earlier in May.
Number of eggs.—Clutch-size is 5 eggs (4.8, 4-6; 6).
Nests are placed in hollows and crevices in elm, maple, cottonwood, willow, pear, apple, oak, drain spouts, and, occasionally, "bird houses" made by man, about 17 feet high (four to 45 feet high).
Eastern Phoebe: Sayornis phoebe (Latham).—This summer resident is common in eastern Kansas, but is local in the west. Preferred habitat is in woodland edge and riparian groves, where most birds are found near bridges, culverts, or isolated outbuildings of man. Temporal occurrence is indicated in [Table 13].
Breeding schedule.—The 136 records of breeding span the period March 21 to July 20 ([Fig. 5]); the modal date for egg-laying is April 25 (for first clutches) and June 5 (for second clutches); this species seems to be the only double-brooded flycatcher in Kansas.