As birds go, the eastern phoebe is as plain as they come. Nevertheless, the phoebe is an active, energetic and interesting bird. The phoebe is uniformly gray brown, slightly darker on the head.

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 ...

For the past few weeks, we’d been avoiding using our front door. It’s because the resident Eastern Phoebes (Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren) have returned. In the past, I had watched ...

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 ...

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 ...

The eastern phoebe is an insect eating bird that can be seen in area neighborhoods during the winter. Photo Credit: Kathy Adams Clark. Restricted use.

But this species, called an eastern phoebe, is a sight for sore birders’ eyes. By middle to late March, the phoebe returns to Illinois from the southeastern United States and Mexico to set up ...

It’s seldom prior to April Fool’s Day that I’m awakened to the spring serenade of the phoebe, singing it’s name from somewhere in the greening woods behind my home.As spring yields to ...

The year that Ohio became a state, 1803, the first bird was banded in North America. The subject was an endearing little flycatcher known as the eastern phoebe. Pre-European settlement, phoebes ...

Some birds change their songs over the course of a day. If you are an early riser, listen for the song of the eastern phoebe. The familiar “fee-bee” song we hear later in the day has a third ...

Eastern phoebes have the distinction of being the first bird ever banded, in 1804 by John James Audubon himself. He, too, watched an eastern phoebe nest at his farm in Mill Grove, Pa., about 200 ...

By installing the right features in your yard, you can create an inviting home for these birds that, in turn, will keep your garden free from pesky bugs.