I had never heard of them either until I looked it up in my bird book. Then I went on the internet and googled "black phoebe" and sure enough, that is the bird that was in my backyard.
Kitty Mittens, haven't you mentioned having some kind of "Phoebes" in your area?
I Love the Pics you Posted, Lori! Thank you for Remembering my Phoebe's; a Male and Female have Raised Families on the Back Porch for the Last 2 Springs, and I Snapped a Pic of One of them a Few Months Ago, but it's a Little Out of Focus:
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