BACKYARD SECRET—EASTERN PHOEBE

Did you know the eastern phoebe was the first bird banded in North America? This historical event took place in 1803 when John James Audubon placed silver threads on phoebe nestlings. The following spring Audubon found two of the birds carrying silver threads nesting close to where they were banded.

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