[TN-Bird] Western Kingbird and Scissor-tailed FC Successes

July 29, 2006
President's Island and Frayser
Memphis, Shelby Co. TN
 
The male Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on President's Island has returned to  the 
nest site after taking the first brood of three away a few weeks back and is  
now helping mom with the second brood of another three youngsters.
 
In Frayser, the paired Western Kingbird male and female Scissor-tailed  FC 
(she may well be a hybrid as she just does not look exactly right) are  feeding 
five fledged young. Three of these look essentially like Western  Kingbirds 
but their tails seem to be a bit deeply forked and show more white  than 
normal, 
while the other two have their outside tail feathers, colored  and shaped 
like those of a Scissor-tail.????????? When you are pushing to expand  your 
range, you just do who or what you have to do.  
Good Birding  !!!

Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6298 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135



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