ML260419571
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This bird landed on the tree that the Lewis's Woodpeckers have been on right at dawn. There is a distinct yellow color to the ventral surface near the tail which had me disappointed as I saw that and knew it wasn't the woodpecker. With that said, it also seems to disqualify the Eastern Kingbird. The audio recording is of a single call that is slightly guttural and very different from any posted calls on the Cornell or eBird sites for a Western Kingbird. It was not as smooth as that of the Say's Phoebe and the yellow near the tail also makes that unlikely. The sound does match that of the final two calls of the Cassin's Kingbird posted on the eBird site and for this reason, I conclude that it is this bird, not a Western Kingbird or Say's Phoebe. The calls were not as closely spaced time wise as on that recording but were consistent with that sound. There was a lot of wind so I didn't include the next ten seconds of the audio to get to another identical sounding call. Although the time spacing is different, I find no other bird that matches this appearance and sound. I have several equally bad pictures. This was lightened some to see detail.
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