Update - Newville, PA Say's Phoebe - not seen
Don Henise (deheni@ark.ship.edu)
Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:58:08 -0400
I searched at the Weaver Farm for about 20 minutes on Monday morning and
then again this morning (Wednesday 4/15) from 6:50 to 7:30 and did not
see the Say's Phoebe. The last known report is from last Friday 4/10.
Ethan Weaver told me that birders had been there looking for the bird
last Saturday without (at least to his knowledge) success.
There are a couple of birders coming to look for it later today who
promised to give me an update either way. I will post here if the report
is positive.
Has the phoebe finally moved on or is it just being harder to find with
the warmer weather - less dependent on the chicken barn insects? There
have been other periods during its stay when it wasn't seen for several
days. Also the chicken barn has been empty since early last week. A new
brood of peeps is scheduled to arrive next week.
Good birding,
Don
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