Actually, I agree. I believe this was a western. I watched the game and
saw white outers on the tail.

However, good catch Brien. It is not often we are able to test our birding
skills watching professional sports

(How about that for a life list category? After seeing that game, mine is
now about 5 :) )

Mike Wile
mikewile at comcast.net
Redmond. WA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Downes" <downess at charter.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 8:45 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] re:tropical kingbird on Mariners game


> I'll confess I didn't see the bird, however why not a Western Kingbird,
> while KC is slightly out of their range they do occur in most of Kansas
> and
> with speaking out of generalities since I didn't see the bird fly by I
> wonder how well one could rule out Western vs. Tropical/Couch's based on a
> Television view. Tropical/Couch's is very difficult call and many birds
> that
> don't call remain as unidentified. Just my two cents, but suspect that
> Western Kingbird should be considered as the most likely possibility.
>
> Scott Downes
> downess at charter.net
> Yakima WA
>
> Subject: tropical kingbird on Mariners game
> From: "Brien Meilleur" <brienbirder AT hotmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 20:49:40 -0600
>
> Dear All,
> I was just watching the Mariners game against the Kansas City Royals in KC
> and a bird flew by the KC pitcher disturbing him, and then flying to a
> nearby wire. The commentators said they thought it was a "finch" but it
> was
> clearly either a tropical or couch's kingbird, I would say probably a
> tropical kingbird by the bill shape. I checked my Birds of Missouri by
> Robbins and Easterla and it doesn't show any records for
> Missouri...neither
> do Sibley or the National Geo Guide. I'll check with some of my Missouri
> friends--but wouldn't it be a kick if Missouri got a state record for a
> bird
> seen on a television broadcast?
> Brien Meilleur
> Lake Forest Park
> brienbirder AT hotmail.com
>
>
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