The Phoebe and the Pewee

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🗓️ 14 August 2022

⏱️ 2 minutes

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One’s song is energetic, and the other is more plaintive.

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0:00.0	This is Bird Note.
0:05.6	This brisk whistle belongs to a bird named for its song, the Eastern Phoebe.
0:17.6	It repeats its name each time it sings, so it's a pretty straightforward voice to identify
0:22.6	and remember.
0:27.6	The Eastern Phoebe is one of the most familiar fly catchers east of the Rockies.
0:32.2	They often nest very close to people, under the eaves in barns or under bridges.
0:38.0	They're one of the very earliest migrants to return north in spring, and they sing a lot.
0:45.2	But there's another fly catcher that whistles its name over and over.
0:50.2	It's the Eastern Woodpewy, or just Pewy for short.
0:55.6	Common and leafy forests east of the Rockies.
0:58.7	This one's more often heard than seen, and it wouldn't be unusual to hear a Pewy and
1:03.6	a Phoebe at the same spot.
1:06.9	With careful listening though, you can tell them apart by their different singing styles.
1:11.9	The Phoebe is a little more energetic.
1:18.8	The Pewy is a bit more plaintive.
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1:29.8	When you come to birdnote.org, I'm Michael Stein.

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