I don't know what kind of bird it is, Roselee, but please put a suet cake out and see if it will eat it, and maybe I will know what I have eating suet at nightI

Thank you so much Marti! It really does look like the immature female Common yellowthroat.

Carrie you have certainly presented a mystery inyour post about what's eating the suet at night. Wouldn't it be interesting to 'catch' a flying squirrel on a wildlife video camera. It would be nice if you could borrow one.

Did y'all see a post from me on here earlier? This is the 3rd to disappear in the last 2 weeks

No Jolana, I didn't see it. That is weird. What did you say?

I would write to the administration, see 'contact us' below, and ask if they have a clue why that is happening.

Are you sure you 'hit' Submit? Since the post appears finished as you write it, which not the way it used to be, I forgot to 'submit' it a couple of times.

Last night this the post did not immediately appear and I thought I had done it again, but it was late and I was too sleepy to repost. But like before, it takes a few minutes for the post to appear.

I think it's an Eastern phoebe.

Yes, I posted it early this a.m. and read it later this a.m. I agree it is a phobe

In the first picture the bird is rolling its eyes up saying: "O-M-G, here she comes with the camera again!"

Omar

Hahaha! It does! He's a pretty tame little guy. The only time he flew off his perch he did so reluctantly and had the ability of flutter while staying in one place. I wonder if that would be a telling behavior of a fly catcher like Eastern phoebe? Thanks Lorelei and Jolana, for that suggestion. I think you are right.

Do you think it flew the nest and can't get any further than your porch?

Marti, I thought it might be something like that, although he goes somewhere else during the day. Whatever, it seems to be a young one not yet educated on the best places to roost. Or maybe my front porch is a good place?

She might be staying there because she is going to build a nest there, they like eaves and their nests are similar to barn swallows, made with mud, but they use twigs, and grass, etc with it and she can hover a bit

Yes, Eastern Phoebes hover over the ground to catch their insects. And yes to what Jolana says, they build nests on ledges and eaves.