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Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe

Photo by Christine Y.
Published on Project Noah
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41.5905, -71.5972

Field Notes

Habitat:

Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge - The 937 acre property contains fields, diverse forest habitats, pond, streams (including a lovely waterfall), and a historic cemetery.

Notes:

Thanks to Malcolm Wilton-Jones for the ID!

Reference Links:

Eastern Phoebe

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe

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Malcolm Wilton-Jones
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Comments (4)
myliza
I'd say a flycatcher ;-)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
I kept thinking how much like our Spotted Flycatcher this looked, not like the drawings in my book but just like a lot of photos on the internet. Here is another useful link and it looks just like yours: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Phoebe/id

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Backyard birds of Northeastern USA
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PublishedJune 7, 2013

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