[va-richmond-general] Re: Phoebe question
- From: WEalding@xxxxxxx
- To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 13:57:39 EST
Following up on Michael's question from about a month ago - I saw and heard
one doing exactly the same thing at Pocahontas on Friday morning. It was
calling from the rail of the pedestrian bridge over Swift Creek, in the boat
ramp area. My suspicion, since it was in the vicinity of the bridge, was that
it might be nesting on the structure, and that it was some kind of
aggression/territorial call.
Wendy Ealding
I saw what had to be an Eastern Phoebe at school this morning during our
hour delay. It confused me, however, because it didn't call FEE-bee, nor did it
make a single call note as described in various field guides. Instead, it made
a short, quick, soft, double-note call that resembled "chip-chip" or
"chib-beck." The two notes were equally accented (or rather, neither note was
accented). The bird looked and acted (tail pumping and flycatching behavior)
like
an Eastern Phoebe in every other way. Could this have been a young bird that
hadn't learned its song/call completely? Anyone else ever hear a Phoebe sound
like I described? Thanks.
Michael Shapiro
Short Pump
(bird observed in Cumberland)
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