Great creasted flycatcher, eastern phoebe, eastern wood pewee and Acadian flycatcher are common nesters. One of these was the eastern wood pewee. The eastern wood pewee is in length and weighs around . The western wood pewee ("C. sordidulus") is essentially indistinguishable visually. The western wood pewee ("Contopus sordidulus") is a small tyrant flycatcher. The eastern wood pewee ("Contopus virens") is extremely similar in appearance. The eastern wood pewee is common, widespread, and not considered globally threatened by the IUCN. The eastern wood pewee ("Contopus virens") is a small tyrant flycatcher from North America.