Date: April 18, 2020
Location: Jonesborough, Tennessee - Home
GPS Co-ordinates: 36.339781, -82.509418
Habitat: The breeding habitat of the eastern phoebe is open woodland, farmland and suburbs, often near water. This phoebe is insectivorous and often perches conspicuously when seeing food items. It also eats fruits and berries in cooler weaterh. It often nests on human structures such as bridges and buildings.
Weather/Conditions: Sunny and cold
First Sighting: April 18, 2020
Bird’s Actions: It looks as if it is just perching and watching for insects to eat.
Bird’s Appearance:
My Actions: To observe and admire. I was not able to identify this bird, so I posted this photo on a photography forum and someone responded with the name. I checked it out and found a photo on line that was nearly identical.
Remarks: One of our most familiar eastern flycatchers, the Eastern Phoebe’s raspy “phoebe” call is a frequent sound around yards and farms in spring and summer. These brown and white songbirds sit upright and way their tails from prominent low perches. They typically place their mud and grass nests in protected nooks on bridges, barns and houses, which adds to the species’ familiarity to humans. Hardy birds, Eastern Phoebes winter farther north than most other flycatchers and are one of the earliest returning migrants in spring.
