Subject: [Tweeters] Black Phoebe Height above ground.
Date: Feb 14 22:53:28 2013
From: ray holden - rayleeholden at yahoo.com


Just a note if you are going Phoebe looking. ?I talked to some birders the other day at the Hogum Bay ponds about where to look for the Black Phoebe-which wasn't present at the time. ?They were looking way too high. The Phoebe pretty much stays at or below the tops of the shelters. ?In fact the first time I ID'ed it, it was sitting on the roof of a shelter and is the highest I've seen it. ?It has also been seen sitting on the backs of the benches which are around 3'. ?So I think the normal zone around 3'-15'. Maybe a little more but not up where the Eagles live- more like the lower two thirds of the willows. ?Feel free to comment if you have other experiences with it. ?
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Ray Holden
Olympia, WA

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