I spotted this Eastern Phoebe in Florence River Park (at the far eastern end of Florence,CO) today. This is the first time I have seen this species here but I have been under walking restrictions for my knee so I have done little walking here for awhile.
The phoebe is holding grass stems or other plant fibers in her bill. I say 'she' as in Eastern Phoebes it is the female who exclusively builds the nest.
I spotted a second phoebe and on close inspection that bird looks to be a hybrid Eastern X Black Phoebe. For those unaware there have been many hybrid nestings in the Canon City area of these two species and they have produced a number of offspring that have fledged. I wasn't able to get a pic of that bird but will try to do so soon. SeEtta
