[wisb] Re: Weatern kingbird
- From: "Bill Bright" <brightw@xxxxxxx>
- To: "Ryan Brady" <ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 15:48:54 -0500
Thanks Ryan. I hope someone else sees the bird to confirm or change the ID. I
watched it for about 5 minutes and I felt that the yellow on the belly stopped
much further down than Couch's/Tropical. It looked spot on like the Western
Kingbird in Petersen. It definitely had that paler overall appearance. But, I
wish I had a nickel for every ID error I've ever made.
I checked Sibley and Nat"l Geo field guides when I got home and still feel it
was Western. I've seen a fair number of Western Kingbirds but only a couple
each of Couch's and Ash-Throated and no Tropical.
With Western Kingbird's normal range being so much closer, I'm curious why the
other three kingbirds would be equally or more likely at this time of year.
Also, sorry for the typo in the subject line. Also sorry I never did see the
scissor-tailed.
Bill Bright
Iola, Waupaca County
----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Brady
To: brightw@xxxxxxx ; wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 1:23 PM
Subject: RE: [wisb] Weatern kingbird
Bill, be sure it's not a Tropical/Couch's/Cassin's Kingbird or Ash-throated
Flycatcher, as these are equally if not more likely at this late time of year.
Ryan Brady
Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
> Subject: [wisb] Weatern kingbird
> To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: brightw@xxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 15:17:47 +0000
>
> I am at the scissor-tailed flycatcher location in Keewaunee County but no
luck so far. However, there was a Western kingbird in front of an old barn just
east of CR E on CR O. It was perching on the tires of an abandoned piece of
farm equipment and catching insects in the weedy ditch by the road.
> It had a yellow belly, light gray head and upper breast and squared off
tail and definitely was not a scissor-tailed.
>
> I am going to continue looking for the scissor-tailed for a while and will
post if I find it. There are other birders here looking for it as well.
>
> Bill Bright
> Iola, Waupaca Co.
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:31:58
> To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: [wisb] Re: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - YES
>
> Keep these reports coming. I might make a run to look for this bird, so if
> anyone spots it Tuesday morning post ASAP.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jym Mooney, Milwaukee
>
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