phoebe

• Its two syllables are like the calls of the first birds,—like that of the phoebe-bird, or of the meadowlark. —  Our Friend John Burroughs
• There are two other North American phoebe species: the Say's phoebe of the arid interior and the eastern phoebe, which nested in Thoreau's shed. —  The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper
• Says phoebe, a small grey bird that catches insects mid-flight, is one of the latest arrivals. —  The Billings Outpost Frontpage
• The roadside vegetation provided an opportunity to see palm warblers, Eastern phoebe, an immature male indigo bunting and a real treat for our area, an Empidonax flycatcher. —  TheSunNews.com: Local
• There is room for it also in the deep woods, as well as for the more prolonged and elevated strains Its relative, the phoebe-bird, builds an exquisite nest of moss on the side of some shelving cliff or overhanging rock. —  In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs

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