Black Phoebe at Wingate South Park

[Mitchell Bailey]

Today I went to go see the Black Phoebe spotted yesterday at Wingate South Park by David Suddjian and Karen Strong. I spotted it by the pond, and then as I was leaving I saw it carry some nesting material or food across Carr St. I watched for a few minutes to see if its mate would come out, sure enough, it looks like it is nesting with a hybrid Eastern x Black Phoebe. It seems like we've gotten more and more hybrids here in the Front Range over the past few years, and maybe there will be a couple more coming soon!

Mitchell Bailey
Arapahoe County