P- erched near barns, bridges, and porch beams, the eastern phoebe was once fondly called “bridge peewee” for its habit of nesting under man-made structures. H- ardy herald of spring, arriving in March and often one of the first flycatchers back in Pennsylvania to chase the winter blues away. O- rganic diet of insects like small wasps, bees, beetles, flies, moths — and in cooler months, seeds and berries. E- ngaging personality. Although bearing plain gray-brown plumage with no flashy markings,

there was a very eager and not-so-happy eastern phoebe trying to get back to her nest on top of the light over my left shoulder this whole time. first song ever i wrote—i remember showing it to joseph with some trepidation saying, “i don’t know if this is bad, but i think it’s just one chord for a really long time” | Mipso