Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya Bonaparte       Field Guide IDs: NG-294; G-210; PE-196; PW-pl 42; AW-pl 521; AM(II)-272 Nest Location Nest Type Eggs & Mating System Dev. & Parental Care Primary & 2ndary Diet.. Foraging Strategy F I: 12?-14 DAYS ALTRICIAL WALL F? 45 (3-7) MONOG F: 14-16 DAYS MF BERRIES HOVER & GLEAN BREEDING: Farmland, savanna, open woodland, usu near water. 2-3 broods. DISPLAYS: ? NEST: Adherent also under eaves, bridges, in wells; of grass, forbs, moss, plant fibers, lined with fine materials, esp hair. EGGS: White, mostly unmarked, some (last laid) with small red spots. 0.8" (19 mm). DIET: Almost exclusively insects. Regurgitates pellets. CONSERVATION: Winters s to s Mexico. Rare cowbird host. NOTES: Frequently seen hovering. Often feeds just above water surface. STANFORD. NOTES: Uncommon migrant and winter resident. Most frequently seen around the Dish, and at Lagunita (including the lake bed when dry), more rarely in Quad locations where it sometimes collects insects from building walls. ESSAYS: Pellets; Passerines and Songbirds; Bills REFERENCES: Phillips et al., 1964