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Introducing the Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Jeff Simeon — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 08:05:17 +0000

This was a new one to us at Tinker Fest. So, for Birdeez users on the West Coast, meet the Pacific-slope Flycatcher.

What bird would you like to see next? Let us know!

Shape: Perching
Size: Extra Small

Description:

The Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) is a small insectivorous bird of the family Tyrannidae. It is native to coastal regions of western North America, including the Pacific Ocean and the southern Sea of Cortez, as far north as British Columbia and southern Alaska, but is replaced in the inland regions by the Cordilleran Flycatcher. These two species were formerly considered a single species known as Western Flycatcher. In winter, both species migrate south to Mexico, where they are virtually indistinguishable from one another.

- from Wikipedia

Introducing the Wrentit!

Jeff Simeon — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 22:00:34 +0000

We added some new birds to Birdeez and wanted to get you up to speed. Today we introduce a very interesting bird more often heard than seen, the Wrentit. Funnily enough, it is neither a wren, nor a tit! Before you laugh too hard, you should know a tit is the name for a type of bird in Europe, very similar to our Chickadee.

Shape: Perching
Size: Very Small

Description:

The Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata) is a small bird that lives in chaparral and bushland.

The Wrentit is a small, 15 centimetres (5.9 in) bird with uniform dull olive, brown, or grayish plumage. It has short wings and a long tail often held high (hence the comparison to wrens). It has a short bill and a pale iris. Given its retiring nature and loud voice, the Wrentit is more likely to be detected by its call than by sight. The distinct sound that it makes is similar to the sound of a ping-pong ball falling on the table.

-from Wikipedia

Introducing the Black Phoebe

Jeff Simeon — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 17:08:03 +0000

We’re listening to your requests at Birdeez, so it starts here with the Black Phoebe!

What bird would you like to see next? Let us know in the comments.

Shape: Perching
Size: Small
Description:

The Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) is a passerine bird in the tyrant-flycatcher family. It breeds from southwest Oregon and California south through Central and South America. It occurs year-round throughout most of its range and migrates less than the other birds in its genus, though its northern populations are partially migratory.

The Black Pheobe has predominately black plumage, with a white belly and undertail coverts. The sexes are identical in color, and juveniles have brown feather tips and brown wing-bars. Its song is a repeated tee-hee, tee ho. It lives in a variety of habitats but is always near water. It is mainly insectivorous, and waits on a perch before flying out and catching its prey in the air. It makes an open cup nest which is placed under a cliff or a bridge and cemented in its place with mud.

- from Wikipedia