The Wingate South Park (JeffCo) Black Phoebe has a FAMILY

[Patrick O'Driscoll]

For the past 15 minutes I’ve been watching either two adults and a fledgling or an adult and two fledgling Black Phoebes (and maybe 2 adults too) across Carr Street from the east end of the pond. I’d seen the pond bird catching a few flies near 4 pm and the immediately flying east across the road to a pine tree behind a cottonwood next to a red-roofed garage directly across Carr.

There I found two perched phoebes,  one with and the other without the white breast,  but they were obviously together (and no, it was not one of the several Say’s Phoebes also at the park). The parent(s) would come and go.

I’m assuming 2 young and 1-2 adults. I’ll check the photos later when I file my list.

Good birding!

Patrick O’Driscoll 

Denver