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A Birding Blog
By Jared Conaway
From a small town to a big city...
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Hello all! This post is without photos and brief, because it's an announcement. Last night I peered into my Sibley guide and added a bunch of birds to the checklist in the back of the book. Apparently all the lifers seen during our drive down and since we moved here were absent. When I got to the Western Kingbird, the name "Eastern Kingbird" directly below his western cousin caught my eye. The interest came from the fact that that bird made a brief appearance on my life list after I saw a few chasing each other around in flight, being very acrobatic. This cool event took place while we were driving through Alberta. It never took an official place because I thought that their backs were just slightly lighter gray to be the Eastern. They were plain gray above, and bright white below. Now I look back and I think the lighter gray effect was caused by the sun, their backs are slightly shiny, so appear light when the sun hits them. They also had a dark gray cap and clean white throat. So, the EASTERN KINGBIRD is now official, as I'm very sure of what I saw, and is the newest edition to my Life List(s)!
Happy birding, leave a like, and stay tuned for my next post!
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