Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
The Eastern Phoebe’s normal range is pretty much east of the Rocky Mountains. Summer’s find them north of the Mason-Dixon Line all the way into the southern zone of the North-West Territory (Canada). This individual must have lost its way, because it spent the winter in the Tijuana River Valley, near the Mexican border in San Diego County. Typically, these birds winter from the southeastern USA and south through most of Mexico. In the northern parts of the southeastern states of the USA, we find them year-round.
Since this first, out-of-place meeting, I’ve enjoyed their company in most places I’ve visited in Texas during the winter months.

Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe) |
Description: This east coast bird spent this winter at the "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:01:27 10:14 |
Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X5630-EasternPhoebe |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe) |
Description: This east coast bird spent this winter at the "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:01:27 10:20 |
Location:
Bird & Butterfly Garden |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X5653-EasternPhoebe |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe) |
Description: This east coast bird spent this winter at the "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:01:27 10:22 |
Location:
Bird & Butterfly Garden |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X5665-EasternPhoebe |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe) |
Description: This east coast bird spent this winter at the "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:01:27 12:47 |
Location:
Bird & Butterfly Garden |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X5733-EasternPhoebe |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe) |
Description: This east coast bird spent this winter at the "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:01:27 13:56 |
Location:
Bird & Butterfly Garden |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X6053-EasternPhoebe |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe) |
Description: Busily hawking insects over the resaca was this Eastern Phoebe. It was ten days earlier when I paid my first visit to the Sabal Palm Sanctuary in Brownsville Texas. I tried to explore trails I missed last time here. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:28 10:27 |
Location:
Sable Palms Sanctuary |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/800 |
File Name: EasternPhoebe_D5X5631-SabalPalms |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe) |
Description: Busily hawking insects over the resaca was this Eastern Phoebe. It was ten days earlier when I paid my first visit to the Sabal Palm Sanctuary in Brownsville Texas. I tried to explore trails I missed last time here. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:28 10:23 |
Location:
Sable Palms Sanctuary |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: EasternPhoebe_D5X5601-SabalPalms |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe) |
Description: This was my first time meeting the Eastern Phoebe. I was staying at Cottonwood Camp, a primitive site eight miles from the end of the road at Santa Elena Canyon. I was lucky to book a night's stay and enjoy one of the birdiest sites in Big Bend National Park. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:03 11:05 |
Location:
Cottonwood Camp |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: EasternPhoebe_D5X7636-CottonwoodCamp |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe) |
Description: This was my first time meeting the Eastern Phoebe. I was staying at Cottonwood Camp, a primitive site eight miles from the end of the road at Santa Elena Canyon. I was lucky to book a night's stay and enjoy one of the birdiest sites in Big Bend National Park. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:03 10:53 |
Location:
Cottonwood Camp |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: EasternPhoebe_D5X7537-CottonwoodCamp |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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