What is the Eastern Phoebe's primary foraging strategy when hunting insects in the summer?
Answer
Launching into a quick, direct flight (a 'sally') from a low perch.
Like all flycatchers, the phoebe sits upright on a perch, watches for an insect, launches into a quick, direct flight or 'sally' to snatch the prey mid-air, and returns to the original perch.
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