Fee’-bee! Fee’-bee! You are probably hearing this buzzy song of the eastern phoebe in your neighborhood now. These flycatchers spend the winter in the southeastern United States and return to ...

Eastern phoebes have a knack for getting insects that other flycatchers cannot. A birder once observed a phoebe hovering above the ground around the end of December.

Considering the bright finery worn by some of the more colorful spring arrivals, I could hardly blame you if the return of the Eastern phoebes escaped your notice. In comparison with vibrant birds ...

A common bird folks ask about is the eastern phoebe. They can be identified by their unique song which is often described as a raspy sounding “phoebe, phoebe." Another way to identify them is by ...

Maine Audubon's Laura Minich Zitske tells us the eastern phoebe is most easily keyed out by its long, wagging tail - which twitches as it's perched upright on a tree branch.

The Greek goddess Phoebe is associated with the moon — which explains why a bird called eastern phoebe showed up in my yard after October’s full moon. OK, the moon had nothing to do with the ...

Eastern phoebes were likely named for their sweet-sounding, high-pitch song, sounding like fee-bee that’s sung chiefly on breeding grounds, rather than the Greek goddess.

Family matters: The Eastern Phoebe belongs to the bird family Tyrannidae, a group of species commonly known as the tyrant flycatchers. Length: 6 to 7 inches, wingspan of 14 inches to 17 inches.

Already some of our wintering birds are beginning to arrive in South Texas, and one of my favorites is the eastern phoebe. Almost every yard and field is claimed by one of these perky flycatchers ...

An Eastern phoebe nest similar to this under a bridge in northeast Atlanta was saved when construction workers waited for the babies to fledge before doing extensive repairs on the bridge.

Eastern phoebes are in the flycatcher family and consume not just flies, but also wasps, grasshoppers and even ticks — great news to those of us who can’t walk in the woods without getting bitten.