Date: 6/7/25 8:51 am From: Richard George <richard...> Subject: [MASSBIRD] To crown a king - rarely-seen field marks
Yesterday, between the rains, I was birding at Parker River. I happened to be doing so at the same time as a Mass Audubon-led group, and while up at the pans I overheard the guide talking about a field mark he’d rarely if ever seen, with reference to a Kingbird that was present - the hidden red crest. I’d never heard of this, and with the light at the time didn’t realize I’d managed to capture it in these photos - the bird was considerably closer to me than to the group at the time, and I figure if anyone happened to know the leader or any of the participants, they might be interested in this closer look. I’ll also drop Mass Audubon a line on Monday in case it’s of interest.
Between the mosquitos, I caught several photos of other Kingbirds, but this is the only one with the slightest hint of the crown.
(Sadly, this being the first time I’d got out birding in months, I neglected to take bug spray - don’t make my mistake; Hellcat was 99% mosquitos by volume and they were biting hard!)
