This is some kind of flycatcher. Phoebes, Ash-throated Flycatchers
and several of the Empidonax group (most notably "Western" Flycatcher)
will build nests on beams of buildings. Based on the color and size
I'd be inclined to go with "Western" Flycatcher... probably Cordilleran
because you don't mention green.


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>We have not been able to postively identify this little bird. Nothing in
>our field guides are an exact match. This little bird has build a nest
>in the roof overhang on the deck of our cabing in the Eastern Cascades at
>an elevation of 3,000 ft. It is wren sized, about 4in. It has a creamy/buff
>underside from tail to chin. It has a bill that looks like it belongs to the
>fly catcher family, brown on top, sort of yellow on the bottom. It appears to
>have a lightly striped back and wings. The nest is built of twigs and sits
>on top of the beams of the deck roof. It song is at least a four note song
>sort of melodious. It can sometimes end in a trill. I would have guessed it
>was a house wren, except its tail is not cocked up and might be a tiny bit l
>longer than I would expect from pictures in the various field guides.
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>Any ideas can be addreased to georgialk at juno.com
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