Phoebe (Eastern)

Perhaps is the most familiar flycatcher in eastern North America. The Eastern Phoebe is a loner, rarely coming in contact with other phoebes. Even members of a mated pair do not spend much time together. The Eastern Phoebe nests near people on buildings and bridges. It can be recognized by its emphatic "phee-bee" call and its habit of constantly wagging it tail

Immature are like the adults, but with more yellow on belly and noticeable faint wing bars.

In 1804, the Eastern Phoebe became the first banded bird in North America. John James Audubon attached silvered thread to an Eastern Phoebe's leg to track its return in successive years.

Photographed in the wild, Chicago, IL