And it should also be noted that Cassin's Kingbird is the more northerly
wintering species along the west coast. Western Kingbird is a rare winter bird
anywhere in California, whereas Cassin's is fairly common during winter in
southern California, with a fair number of Dec-Feb eBird reports north to the
Bay Area.
Dave Irons
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On Mar 20, 2017, at 2:36 PM, Jeff Gilligan <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi
You wrote: “white tips” on its black tail. Were the outer tail feathers
entirely white? If not, did you consider Cassin’s Kingbird? Although two
Western Kingbirds have previously been reported in Oregon this year, it is
still early for that species. (The only two records or the state for
Cassin’s Kingbird have been in fall, but they too are migratory in much of
the species’ range.)
Jeff Gilligan
On Mar 20, 2017, at 1:57 PM, Abby Haight <abhaight@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Watched a Western kingbird hunt for almost 10 minutes at around 9:30 this
morning in the little field at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. The bird had
yellow breast, gray head and olive-gray back and white tips on its black
tail. It perched on teasel and in a small tree, occasionally kiting while it
hunted.
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