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We missed these birds last year when they failed to appear in the spring after several seasons of nesting in the same spot. I wonder if these birds are related? It was amazing to watch them work as they both flew back and forth depositing mud and grass on this narrow space. An insect eater, phoebes are a member of the flycatcher family. They were also the first birds banded in North America in a 1840 study by James Audubon. One bird marked with a wire was documented as returning the next year (The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds).
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