Well, there’s a Black Phoebe pair in residence at Glen Drive Productions: they’ve made a nest under the eaves on one side of the house.
The male phoebe is a handsome little bird, with a glossy black top (in the photo above—taken through a sliding glass door—he’s reflecting sun off his feathers). Very agile as he swoops and dives catching insects. He was first identified by Barbara one evening when she luckily happened to be over.
Not particularly rare, I guess (stable and large population . . . increasing in the U.S.), except to me. Very cool!
Photos: Black Phoebe—Marin County, 2009; Phoebe Nest—Marin County, 2009
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