Eastern Phoebe - Photos by Bruce Dayton - Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

ORDER: Passeriformes
FAMILY: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers - 38 Species)
SUB-FAMILY: Fluvicolinae
SPECIES: Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Eastern Phoebe
The Eastern Phoebe is a member of the flycatcher family. The Eastern Phoebe populations are on the rise.
SIZE	Small (6-7”) songbird.
DESCRIPTION	They have dark gray-brown upperparts, lighter underparts and slightly darker wings and tail. Sexes are similar in appearance.
NESTING	Clutch size ranges from 4-5 eggs, which are incubated in 13 to 16 days. They build an mud-and-grass open cup nest, lined with moss and grass. It is usually attached to a building, bridge or cliff.
RANGE	They are normally found in central Canada and east of Rockies. They Winter in the southeastern USA, Gulf Coast, Mexico and Central America.
HABITAT	They habitat open woodland, farmland, urban and suburban areas, often near water.
DIET	This Eastern Phoebes is insectivorous, and often perches conspicuously when seeking insects, but will also eat fruit, berries and seeds, if insects are scarce.

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Eastern Phoebe

Sapsucker Woods Bird Sanctuary Tompkins County, New York


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Phoebe Drawing by Louis Agassiz Fuertes