You have the Western Kingbird - very common in Norman now and not so
uncommon in Seattle lately I've read.l

I lived in Tacoma and Seattle and Clarkston in the late 1960's - west of the
Cascades they were extremely rare back then.

A great bird to see and watch.

I'd be out in Saint Joseph to watch the quite a few that are nesting here
now but for the floods.

John Hansen Saint Joseph, MO majorhart at sbcglobal.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelsey Byers" <kjbyers at uw.edu>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 12:05 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] Great Crested Flycatcher or Western Kingbird?


> Hi Tweeters,
>
> I'm sitting here in Norman, OK (just SE of Oklahoma City) wrestling with a
> bird ID dilemma on the night before I fly back to Seattle.
>
> This evening (~8pm) while walking through the University of Oklahoma (OU)
> campus, in a grassy area near buildings with several large deciduous trees
> (oaks, to be precise), I espied a lovely yellow-bellied bird. I was
> unable to clearly see the head, back, or side of this bird. The bird flew
> out of the first oak tree, where it was joined by several others (three or
> four in the end) in what seemed to be a bit of a territorial scuffle. They
> were calling loudly, but it wasn't distinctive enough for me to pin down
> the ID with recordings. Belly and lower breast were a bright yellow, rest
> of the bird was dull; when it flew it had its tail somewhat fanned out.
>
> Pictures are here - apologies for the high resolution but tiny birds
> (which hampers the ID)!
>
> http://students.washington.edu/kjbyers/flycatcher1.jpg
> http://students.washington.edu/kjbyers/flycatcher2.jpg
> http://students.washington.edu/kjbyers/flycatcher3.jpg
>
> I've nailed it down to either a Great Crested Flycatcher or a Western
> Kingbird. Both are found in the area, and eBird thinks there have been
> sightings of both in the area within the last 30 days. I really hope they
> don't flock together...
>
> Anyone have an idea?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kelsey Byers (Wallingford/Greenlake)
> Department of Biology
> ------------
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> (978)460-3581
> KB1ONA
>
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