English name :  Eastern Phoebe
               French name :  Moucherolle phébi
               Latin name :    Sayornis phoebe
               Breadth :        28 cm
               Length :          18 cm
               Weight :          20 g

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Birdhouse for the Eastern Phoebe 
 

HABITAT
Near waters’ edges, lakes, rocky cliffs, leafy or mixed woodlands.

NESTING
The Eastern Phoebe chooses a location that provides a solid base, underneath bridges,  cornices of old buildings or barns, cornice of a cliff, or birdhouses specially adapted for this species. The construction is large and well-made; built of soil (not always) mixed with rootlets, grass, twigs, and moss; decorated with fine grass, hair, and vegetable fibers. It is constructed entirely or almost entirely by the female within a period of three (3) to six (6) days. Exterior diameter: 11.4 cm  Height:  10.2 cm, Interior diameter: 6.4 cm  Depth:   4.4 cm.

Environment Canada 
 

Eggs, three (3) to five (5), appr. : 19 x 14 mm, oval. The shell is smooth and either matte or slightly glossy, white but occasionally sprinkled with small brownish spots. Incubation is assured by the female towards the end of May and lasts between 14 and 16 days. The young are born altricial. Education is assured by both parents; the young leave the nest after 15 to 17 days and are nourished by the adults for a period of two (2) to three (3) weeks.

Royal Alberta Museum : Eggs of Alberta 
 

FOOD
Insects directly deposited in the beak.

MIGRATION
Mexico and sometimes the West Indies

Cornell Ornithology Lab