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Date: 6/19/25 8:39 am From: Kimball Garrett via groups.io <cyanolyca818...> Subject: Re: [CALBIRDS] Black Phoebe Eating Fish
Glenn, This is probably not terribly rare, especially for an insectivorous/predatory bird that often lives near water. See, for example, this note published 50 years ago (!) in Western Birds: https://archive.westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V06/6(3)-p0107-p0109.pdf Also, see: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=10179&context=wilson_bulletin KImball Garrett Juniper Hills, CA On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM Glenn Kincaid via groups.io <glenn= <gntnz.com...> wrote: > Yesterday at the UC Santa Barbara lagoon I saw a Black Phoebe capture and > eat a small fish. > > Has anyone else witnessed this behavior with a Black Phoebe? > > Thanks, > Glenn Kincaid > Santa Barbara > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#15062): https://groups.io/g/CALBIRDS/message/15062 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/113727465/858290 Group Owner: CALBIRDS+<owner...> Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/CALBIRDS/unsub [<lists...>] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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