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Say's Phoebe

Sayornis saya

Description:

7-5 inches, wingspan 13inches. pale gray wings,pale rufous belly, square black tail.moe slender than other phoebes.

Habitat:

nest is in an outbuilding, constructed with gleaned materials, including plastic and twine, Nest is woven tightly. Open grassy fields and stands of willow

Notes:

They had fledged today, and mom was trying to keep track and 4 young who were calling and cheeping from 4 different locations. 2nd shot is one of the fledgelings

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1 Comment

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Excellent information and pictures. Anxious day for Mom!

sandra
Spotted by
sandra

Yukon, Canada

Spotted on Jul 25, 2011
Submitted on Jul 27, 2011

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