[birdky] question about acadian flycatchers: note about bears, pumas

I have acadian flycatchers breeding at all four Cornell census sites in
my wooded knobland property in rural Boyle County . No surprise there.
But I believe I also have them in my yard in a subdivision in Danville.
Their call and song are very distinctive, and I've been hearing it in
the morning as I lie in bed. I have mature Oaks, spruce and other trees
in the yard. Is it likely that acadian flycatchers will come into town
and nest? I've not seen the birds but they sing every morning, and the
songs and calls are hard to miss.
 
Michael Hamm
Danville
 
PS: Wildlife notes. I learned that there black bears now in Boyle County
in the knobs, probably on my property and certainly on adjacent
property. Also, those who live out there swear that the big cat that I
hear (which I've assumed is a bobcat) is actually a cougar (puma). It is
said to have a tail, and a number of people have allegedly seen  it. I
mention this because mtn lions (cougar/puma) are supposedly extinct in
KY and everywhere in the east except for Florida. So this remains a
mystery.
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