Jon,
Phoebes are known to take insects from the surface of the water. The
only reference I could find with a note about the actual feeding behavior
was in Bent: "When feeding over calm water, the bird almost meets its
reflection - two birds that almost touch, then fly apart again without
breaking the surface, or sometimes they do touch, leaving a little ripple."
Perhaps your bird, negotiating the flowing river, had to be more aggressive
and created a splash.
On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 8:06 AM, <jonblithe...> wrote:
> I was at Middle Patuxent Enviromental Area yesterday and observed an
> Easter Phoebe fly from his perch and splash on the top of the river, and
> fly back to his perch. He did this about 3 times. Has anyone ever seen this
> behavior before? I did a good amount of research and couldn't find another
> account of this behavior.
>
> Jon
> Columbia, MD
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