Perched on fences or telephone wires, they pop up in the air to grab flying insects and then return to their perch.
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This large kingbird lives and nests in the
Imperial Valley when insects are most abundant - late Spring through the
Summer and early Fall.
Perched on fences or telephone wires, they pop up in the air to grab flying insects and then return to their perch. |
If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Western Kingbird
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Kingbird on a Barbed Wire Fence - A large image of the Western Kingbird and brief notes displayed by the "El Paso Regional Biology Online Reference" page. They also have links for other Texas birds and information about the EPBIONET Project.
The following "WAV" format sound file is copyright protected by Doug Van Gausig of Sedona, Arizona, as part of the "Sounds of Nature" Web site:
- http://users.sedona.net/~dougvg/wkingbird1.wav - Western Kingbird song
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us