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In Greek mythology, Phoebe was the goddess of brightness, the moon and intellect. So the name is a bit of a burden for a little flycatcher named eastern phoebe, which is showing up in Houston yards.

Gulf Coast Bird Observatory’s avian research team is continuing to monitor for non-breeding shorebirds along the Upper Texas Coast. Our main focus are those species that are classified as endangered, ...

A major study published this month in the journal Science shows that North American bird populations are in steep decline, with 75% of species affected. Most alarmingly, common birds —the species that ...

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. Its ...

A little goddess of the moon sits in a tree outside my study window every year about this time, bobbing its tail down slowly — then up quickly. This is the bird called an eastern phoebe. And rather ...

Walking along a trail in a northern Illinois woodlands, I noticed the silhouette of our earliest arriving migratory flycatcher. It’s not a colorful bird — Its body and wings are grayish-brown, its ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - Today on "THV 11 at Noon" we featured a bird common in Arkansas: the Eastern Phoebe. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Bird Expert, Sarah Baxter joins Tom to talk more about ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Last year when I returned from New Mexico I found an Eastern Phoebe’s nest ...

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 nest was assaulted. Was it the cowbird or the sparrow? Credit...Michelle Mildenberg Supported by By Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Ms. Hoffstot is a freelance writer living on a farm in western Pennsylvania ...