Say’s Phoebe at Sandy Point State Park.

After another ordinary sunrise, I went looking for the Say’s Phoebe that was reported in the area, to no avail.

I spent an hour a Terrapin without seeing anything interesting, then went to CBEC, which was only marginally better.

On the way home, I stopped at Sandy Point again, and got lucky this time. This Phoebe belongs many  (1000 or more) miles west of here, so it’s quite a treat to find one.

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Sunrise at Sandy Point.

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This Bald Eagle flew over my head at CBEC.

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Cornell: “Like other phoebes, the rusty-bellied Say’s Phoebe is common around people, often nesting on buildings. A bird of open country, it is found from Alaska through Mexico.”