I have seen phoebes doing this at Bombay Hook. It was more than a little splash. They got siaked.
Pat Valdata
Elkton, MD
Bob Ringler <ringler.bob...> wrote:
>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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