Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
STANFORD LOCATIONS: 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

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

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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 watersurface.
ESSAYS:	Pellets; Passerines and Songbirds; Bills.
REFERENCES:	Phillips et al., 1964

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Except for Stanford Locations, the material in this species treatment is taken, with permission, from The Birder's Handbook (Paul Ehrlich, David Dobkin, & Darryl Wheye, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1988).