Today I found a new and distinctive probable Black X Eastern hybrid phoebe near Canon City on private property. This phoebe has dark brown to charcoal upperparts and white belly separated by a inverted 'V' (since it's feathers were ruffled I can't tell how much that separation fits a 'V'). However, it has bright brown, close to rusty, forehead plumage. Though I have seen several probable hybrid phoebes over the past 10 or so years, I have never seen one with such an unusual forehead patch. It called only once giving a 'tseep' call that sounds like those from Black Phoebes. It was fairly shy so I was unable to photograph it at closer range or better light but the photos I got were pretty good. I have uploaded them to my blog at BirdsAndNature <http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>
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