Just want to thank all of you who wrote me with data, suggestions, and other comments. Yes, it does appear that my friend in NH heard a Black-capped Chickadee, not an Eastern Phoebe -- an honest mistake.
I hope you've found the discussion as interesting as I have, however. While my friend probably did not have a phoebe, a lot of what I've read from you all suggests that overwintering (or lingering or early) phoebes can be and have been seen in almost any month. Anything's possible, which is why I always take reports seriously, even from amateurs. P.S. I swear I wasn't just trying to make you all do the research for me! --Fred-- Fred Baumgarten Sharon, CT/Westchester, NY And points in-between [email protected] -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
