Casey, where was this locality? Just for the record...

Bob Evans
Geologist etc.
Hopewell Township, Muskingum County

On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 7:45 PM, Casey Tucker <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Hi All, While visiting my parents on Christmas evening I made a rather odd
> observation.  An Eastern Phoebe had made a nest this summer affixed to the
> side of a porch light situated above a frequently used service entrance on
> the front of their house.  This entrance is in a sheltered alcove.  Several
> young birds were successfully fledged from this nest prior to fall. While I
> was visiting my parents the other night for the holiday a Phoebe flew out
> of the nest as I walked up to the entrance.  Later as I went to leave the
> bird had situated itself back into the nest and just a bit of plumage was
> visible from below the nest.  It was in the low- to mid-30's Fahreheit and
> fairly windy. While I am familiar with the occurence of Phoebes throughout
> the winter months, and I know Phoebes will re-use nests in the breeding
> season and breed relatively early in spring, I have, to the best of my
> memory, never come across a report of a Phoebe re-using its nest as shelter
> during winter months. I've not done an extensive literature search to see
> if this has been documented previously, but wanted to bring it to
>  everyone's attention in case others might come across something similar.
> Thanks, Casey Tucker
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