Definitely Western. Got a good look at the white outer tail feathers. I have
it on Tivo if anyone wants to double-check. :)

Mason Flint
Bellevue, WA

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[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Brien
Meilleur
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Subject: Re: [Tweeters] re:tropical kingbird on Mariners game


Dear Mike, Paul and others,
Well, if you all saw white outer tail feathers, that would certainly nail it

down. I didn't catch that. When did you see them? All I saw was the bird
quickly fly by the pitcher, distrurb him, and then a couple of shots of it
posed on a wire or something. Paul Cozens told me in an earlier message that

he would rewind it tomorrow and have another look. That should be fun.
You'll recall the TV commentators called the bird "a finch." Once I was
watching a football game many years ago and a bird interrupted play and they

showed it on the screen, and it was a sora rail. I think they called it a
"seagull/"
Best,
Brien Meilleur
Lake Forest Park, WA
brienbirder at hotmail.com

>From: "Mike Wile" <mikewile at comcast.net>
>To: "Scott Downes" <downess at charter.net>, <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Subject: Re: [Tweeters] re:tropical kingbird on Mariners game
>Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 21:16:56 -0700
>
>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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