The PASSERIFORMES (pronounced pas-ser-i-FOR-meez), a large taxonomic order that includes antbirds, cotingas, and flycatchers, is composed of one hundred eighteen families of birds. John James Audubon tracked its return in successive years, when he attached silvered thread to the bird’s leg. The Eastern Phoebe has a large range, estimated globally at 6,200,000 square kilometers. Song is a raspy "FEE-bee" or "FEE-b-b-bee". The Eastern Phoebe breeds throughout New England. Eastern Phoebe: Breeds in eastern North America, although its normal range does not include the southeastern coastal United States. "statcounter.com/counter/counter_xhtml.js'>");
It is among the earliest of migrants, bringing hope that spring is at hand. Males sing their two-parted, raspy song throughout the spring and aggressively defend their territory from others o… Fresh fall adult easterns are washed with yellow, especially on the belly. var sc_project=965006;
A group of flycatchers has many collective nouns, including an "outfield", "swatting", "zapper", and "zipper" of flycatchers. document.write("
