Subject: [Tweeters] eastern kingbird west of the Cascades?
Date: Dec 24 09:53:57 2008
From: Jennifer Wallin - jennifer_m_wallin at hotmail.com



I have a small bird feeder with seeds in front of my living room window. Yesterday my mother in law saw a black headed, black backed bird with a very distinctive white front. When I asked her its size she said it was about 50 percent larger than the juncos and sparrows that we see very often at the feeder. The only bird I can find in my book that matches this description is an eastern kingbird. Is it not uncommon to see this bird west of the Cascade range? We are in suburban area of NE Bellevue, about half way between lakes Washington and Sammamish, with small stands of very large pine/cedar trees in the back yards, and typical ornamental rhodies and azaleas in the front yards around us. If not a kingbird, any other suggestions?

Thanks!

Jennifer Wallin
Bellevue, WA
jennifer_m_wallin at hotmail.com
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