OK, Mason and others, thanks. I missed the outer tail feathers. Certainly
western kingbird is the most likely, but I got caught up in the greenish
back. It looks like my TV tint needs adjusting.
Brien


>From: "Mason Flint" <masonflint at hotmail.com>
>To: "'Brien Meilleur'" <brienbirder at hotmail.com>,<mikewile at comcast.net>
>CC: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Subject: RE: [Tweeters] re:tropical kingbird on Mariners game
>Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 10:25:26 -0700
>
>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
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
>[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Brien
>Meilleur
>Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:25 PM
>To: mikewile at comcast.net
>Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>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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