[TN-Bird] Say's Phoebe

  • From: Lee Anne Russell <momhts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:26:55 -0600

Hi everyone,

I thought I'd attach a couple of the photo's I took of the Say's Phoebe.  When I got there, I walked without my camera down the walkway that was the farthest away from the office.  I immediately saw the Say's hanging out in a tree and ran back to the car to get my camera set up. He didn't shy away, but I couldn't get any good shots of him.  He eventually flew off. There is a bird photographer, Alan Murphy, that recommends using bird calls to get the birds closer to you, so I tried it, and instead of the Phoebe, up walks Nancy. :-)  I don't know which was more fun, meeting another birder or seeing the Say's. :-) We looked around for a while, and Nancy suggested using my bird calling app again and he immediately showed up.  As Nancy said, he was very interested in my phone. 

I'm really hoping he'll stay around until next week so I can get out there again and photograph him.  Thank you to everyone for telling exactly where you saw him.  It helped immensely!

Lee Anne Russell
Brownsville, TN

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