As birds go, the eastern phoebe is as plain as they come. Nevertheless, the phoebe is an active, energetic and interesting bird. The phoebe is uniformly gray brown, slightly darker on the head. Its ...

In comparison with vibrant birds like rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, scarlet tanager and yellow warbler, the Eastern phoebe is downright drab with its gray-black and dingy white ...

When it comes to nature, readers know I wear my heart on my sleeve, as I am often moved by the things I see or challenged by the mysteries and wonders that I have witnessed during a lifetime in the ...

Today Brooklyn Bird Watch features a Heather Wolf photo of the Eastern Phoebe. The Eastern Phoebe is considered a “flycatcher” and although bird watchers do not admire its “drab” plumage, there are ...

During the breeding season, a number of birds that belong to the flycatcher family appear in the southern mountains: eastern kingbirds and wood peewees, as well as great crested, olive-sided, least, ...

In Greek mythology, Phoebe was the goddess of brightness, the moon and intellect. So the name is a bit of a burden for a little flycatcher named eastern phoebe, which is showing up in Houston yards.

Walking along a trail in a northern Illinois woodlands, I noticed the silhouette of our earliest arriving migratory flycatcher. It’s not a colorful bird — Its body and wings are grayish-brown, its ...

During the breeding season, a number of birds belonging to the flycatcher family appear in the southern mountains: eastern kingbirds and wood pewees, as well as great crested, olive-sided, least, ...

A major study published this month in the journal Science shows that North American bird populations are in steep decline, with 75% of species affected. Most alarmingly, common birds —the species that ...

David Allen Sibley's Guide to Birds lists 37 species of flycatchers in North America, 17 of which might be seen in Arkansas. The scissor-tailed flycatcher is just one. This family of birds, known as ...

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