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Post by Gord on Sept 21, 2023 19:20:45 GMT -8
This afternoon I found a Western Kingbird in the same area as the Least Flycatcher this spring. This is not a publicly accessible area near the airport. I've not seen one this late in September as they usually take off by mid to late August.  _0231738 by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr |
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Post by Gord on Sept 22, 2023 20:25:51 GMT -8
It was there again today. I thought it might leave overnight.
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Post by Gord on Sept 28, 2023 22:03:56 GMT -8
Surprisingly, I saw it this afternoon in the same little patch of shrubs actively feeding away. Another few days and we'll have our first October record for the species.
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Post by Gord on Sept 29, 2023 20:13:13 GMT -8
This morning and afternoon continues. Interesting to note that it's regularly bullied by the other birds. I might be looking too hard, as bird's chase each other all the time, but it seems to me that often birds out of range or, in this case, date, get special attention from the 'regulars'. This afternoon it was peacefully sunning itself but this morning, it had raised the ire of yellow-rumped warbler. Yesterday it was a white-crowned sparrow.
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Post by Gord on Oct 1, 2023 8:40:03 GMT -8
Benny and I went this morning to see if we could get the kingbird for October. It was there and holding its own this morning. A very busy little patch of habitat. A Western Wood Pewee (also seen yesterday) was there to join forces with the kingbird for a late-leaving migrant. Towards the end of our visit we heard a Scrub Jay calling behind us and caught a glimpse of it before it disappeared but called a few more times from the shrubs. Yellow-rumped Warblers were all over including one Myrtle sub-species.  _0231877 by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr I was taking a photo of a couple crows and the moon got in the way.   _0231863 by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr |
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