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I always love observing and listening to Western Kingbird and I have been
especially watching these kingbirds in Leander and Cedar Park this season.
Of 7 breeding locations I have monitored all but 2 are in shopping
centers. As of this morning 5 pairs have completed nesting and have left
those nest sites completely....Another site has freshly fledged birds still
in the general area.. In Leander I found the first mixed family
congregation of WKs numbering 14 that I could count along a stretch of
fence line.. This is what one would usually see a week or so later and
right before the big disappearing act in Cen-Tex. on Aug. 8 (though there
are lingering birds after that)....Will be curious to see if the Aug. 8
deal advances this season.
Hatch year birds are everywhere now and for some species the breeding
season is a wrap. Was at a small lake this AM and had 11 Green
Herons...All but two where hatch year birds.
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Brush Freeman
<http://www.biospatialsevices.com>
Utley & Cedar Park, Texas
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