In North Carolina, phoebes are fairly common year round residents from the middle mountain elevations to the upper coastal plain. They're usually found near water and often build nests on manmade structures where small ledges exist.
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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)Pocosin Lakes NWR, Washington Co., NC8 Nov 2014Note all dark bill, dark head with no eye ring, and pale yellowish wash to belly.Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)Pocosin Lakes NWR, Washington Co., NC8 Nov 2014
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)Anahuac NWR, Chambers Co., TX14 Jan 2018Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)Anahuac NWR, Chambers Co., TX14 Jan 2018With a red and black bug in his/her bill.
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) nestNear the Little River, Orange Co., NC5 Dec 2013This nest was built under the deck of a house less than 50m from the river.
