Eastern Kingbird?

Steve Loitz
Ellensburg

On Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM Jim Betz via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Hi,

> I was at Wylie Slough today (yes, the eagle chick is -still- on the

> nest)

> and saw a medium-sized bird (slightly larger than a robin) that had a

> long body, dark/black on top and white belly. Medium length bill. And

> medium length dark tail. The bird was sitting on a branch about 20 feet

> from me - it flew away before I could get the camera up.

> It was not a shorebird of any kind. The coloring was 'solid' not

> mottled.

>

> I am thinking "jay" or "mockingbird" ... but searches for either - in

> ebird - did not produce any strong hits for Skagit County (especially at

> this time of year and at Wylie or similar habitat).

>

> anybody?

> - Jim in Skagit

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