Eastern phoebe returns!

An Eastern Phoebe made a return appearance in our backyard a few days ago (June 15th) which is a welcome sight after they seemed to disappear after the babies were born. Of course, I'm not sure if it's the same one.

Eastern Phoebe

Also, I saw this Tufted Titmouse on the same day which I haven't seen before:

Tufted Titmouse

(Photos were taken through a dirty window...)

Eastern Phoebe & babies

This year we were blessed with a Eastern Phoebe nest on our front porch. We watched as Mom sat on the nest and finally four babies were born. Then we watched the parents continually catch bugs all day long and bring them back to the nest for the young-ins. They finally left the nest yesterday.

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe babies in their nest.

I was hoping that they stick around and eat all of the mosquitoes, but I haven't seen them since.