>The Eastern Kingbird nest on the high tension cable crossbar was in
>Massachusetts. Of three or four EAKI nests I've found in the east, one
>was on the crossbar, the others were in small to medium sized trees. One
>was in an apple tree - apple orchard next to dry grassy field is my "search
>image" for EAKI nest sites in the East. Perhaps habitat and nest-site
>preferences both differ between eastern Eastern Kingbirds and western
>Eastern Kingbirds. In the east, EAKIs are definitely *not* "devoted to
>the waterside" as Dennis mentions above.
>
>Chris Hill

Good point, Chris. I think there may be a fair number of species in which
there's a tendency to live in drier places in the wet parts of the range
and wetter places in the dry parts of the range (and I suppose medium
places in the medium parts of the range); it makes sense. Eastern
Kingbirds were often in dry pineland in Florida.

I've really gotta head home for a couple of days in the Okanogan (eat your
hearts out!). Hope everyone gets a little closer to the 700 Club this
weekend.

Dennis Paulson, Director phone: (206) 756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416