Black Phoebe +

The Black Phoebe I heard calling two days ago had apparently not migrated on upstream as I found it today in the same area. And it had a friend--a second Black Phoebe. Both were calling and sallying after flying insects over the Arkansas River until winds became too strong. They were located in an area with a lot of overhanging shrub and tree branches as well as a small ditch that flowed into the river--good Black Phoebe habitat in this area.

I stopped by towards dusk and found one of the phoebes calling and flying upriver a few hundred feet.

Given the time of year, there is a good chance that this is a pair of Black Phoebes looking for a breeding location. It will be interesting to see if they find the current location suitable--not only is the habitat good but it has minimal disturbance as there is private property on both sides of the river here.

SeEtta