Say's Phoebe

Adults have brownish-gray upperparts with an orange-brown belly and light gray on the throat and breast. Juveniles have cinnamon wing bars; adults have no wing bars.

The Say's Phoebe is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. Adults have brownish-gray upperparts with an orange-brown belly and light gray on the throat and breast. Juveniles have cinnamon wing bars; adults have no wing bars. Their breeding habitat is dry open or semi-open areas across western North America from Alaska to Mexico, including towns. They make an open cup nest in a natural or man-made cavity or on a ledge. More

Like other phoebes, the rusty-bellied Say's Phoebe is common around people, often nesting on buildings. A bird of open country, it is found from Alaska through Mexico. Come watch nesting birds at Nestcams. More

* Say's Phoebe Species Account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology * Say's Phoebe Information and Photos - South Dakota Birds and Birding * Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. More

● Foraging & Feeding: Say's Phoebe: Feeds on insects but also eats berries. Flies from perch to catch insects; also hovers above grass when hunting. ● Breeding & nesting: Say's Phoebe: Three to seven white eggs, sometimes brown or red spotted, are laid in a nest made of grass and wool and built in a sheltered, elevated, dry site on a ledge, rock wall, or building. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female. More

Say's Phoebe, Allan Brooks, Birds of Western Canada, P.A.Taverner, 1926 Allan Brooks Grayish throat and breast, cinnamon belly. Wings dusky, lined with tawny-whitish, edged with white on coverts. Exhibits typical phoebe up and down tail motion. Inhabits the foothills, rocky canyons and open country of Western North America in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains from Saskatchewan to central Texas over to California up through British Columbia, the Yukon, to Alaska. More

Open-country birds, Say's Phoebes are found in steppe and agricultural habitats in eastern Washington, especially treeless areas with cliffs and other sites for nesting. back to top Behavior - Like other phoebes, Say's Phoebes bob their tails. They perch on low shrubs or rocks, and dart out to grab prey from the air, the foliage, or the ground. They can often be seen hovering low over fields looking for prey. More

Although primarily insect eaters, Say's Phoebes will eat other foods, such as berries, during long spells of cold, inclement weather, when insects are unavailable. It feeds mainly on grasshoppers. The Say's Phoebe has a dusky head, breast and back with darker wings and a black tail. It has a light rust-colored belly and undertail coverts. It's call is a mellow, whistled pee-ur with a plaintive quality. More

Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) in Carteret Co., NC - Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) On 1 December 2005, Sam Cooper discovered this Say's Phoebe at a large commercial farm in Carteret Co., NC. This farm is a commercial operation with restricted access, so only a small number of birders were allowed in the next day to confirm the discovery. I was fortunate to be able to join a carload and help rediscover and document the find. More

Say's Phoebe has benefited from use of human-made structures for nest sites. Habitat Sources used to Construct this Page: Open country, sagebrush, badlands, dry barren foothills, canyons, borders of deserts, and ranches. Often around buildings. Avoids watercourses and heavy forest. * Schukman, J. M., and B. O. Wolf. 1998. Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya). In The Birds of North America, No. 374 (A. Poole and F. More

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This Say's Phoebe was feeding its young in a nest built into one of the deserted mine houses. Oh - and some cruel and unusual punishment for you guys. Great song, terribly depressing lyrics. May it swirl around in your head as it did in mine for the whole day! Or redone for the movie Donnie Darko by Gary Jules. Or ;) played on an iPhone. Or a very Donny Darko inspired cover. More

Say's phoebes are uncommon permanent residents of Oasis Valley, nesting here, and catching insects in creosote deserts, fences by marshes and grassy areas, and cottonwood groves. Any flycatcher seen in winter would probably be this one or the Black phoebe. Say's phoebes are one of the most common birds in the searing arid deserts of Death Valley - they seem to need little in the way of vegetation as they catch insects in barren badlands and stony bajadas. More

* Species - Say's Phoebe - Sayornis saya Say's Phoebe - Sayornis saya * Say`s Phoebe Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5B Agency Status USFWS: none USFS: none BLM: none FWP Conservation Tier: 3 PIF: none General DescriptionSay's Phoebe is a medium-sized flycatcher: length about 17 More

Say's Phoebe - (Sayornis saya) - - Nebraska Status: A common migrant and summer resident in western regions extending east locally to Clay County (Johnsgard 1980). Peak migrations occur 5 to 25 April in spring and during 8 to 20 September in fall. Platte River Status: An uncommon migrant and nesting species in the western half of the study area. More

Say's Phoebes range from Alaska to Mexico west of the Mississippi. They live here in Sycamore Canyon and I frequently see them hunting from the trees in the wash. I hear their call like a tiny red-tail hawk in the mornings sometimes. Today I saw one as I walked my grandson. It flew down and landed on the metal railings alongside the sidewalk, bobbing its tail with its head feathers raised in a bit of a crest. More

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Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) = Silver Strand State Beach J F M A M J J A S O N D Banner Grade ● ● Black Canyon More

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Say's Phoebe on fence click here to hear it Say's Phoebes are delightful winter guests at Kaweah Oaks Preserve. They are often observed hunting for insects near the parking lot and in the alkali meadow. More

Say's Phoebe 31 December 1979, Morris Sheppard Dam, Possum Kingdom Lake, Palo Pinto County. More