Date: 11/28/25 8:03 pm From: Adrian O'Loghlen via groups.io <aologhlen...> Subject: [sbcobirding] Red Crown Patch on NCOS Tropical Kingbird
Gayle and I saw two Kingbirds interacting very aggressively with vocal and visual displays in a bare tree on the north side of Venoco Rd (NCOS) near where the entrance to the Pond Trail is (34.417746, -119.876779). One was a Cassin’s and the other a Tropical Kingbird. I thought I saw very brief flashes of red on the crown of the Tropical Kingbird and this was confirmed when I later looked at my photos. Apparently, this red crown patch is rarely seen or photographed on Tropical Kingbirds but is more frequently observed in Eastern and Western Kingbirds.
