Date: 4/26/26 10:59 am From: VIC & PAM MARTIN <butterfly...> Subject: Re: Western Kingbird (Hays, Kansas)
I saw a western kingbird last evening, April 25, and FOS eastern kingbird on Thursday, April 23. That same morning, April 23, I spotted a FOS scissor-tailed flycatcher. Our house wrens are back, along with spotted towhees and brown thrashers. I'm eagerly waiting for the arrival of Baltimore orioles! Pam Martin Barton County
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Kinman" <kinman...> To: "KSBIRD-L" <KSBIRD-L...> Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2026 7:35:56 PM Subject: Western Kingbird (Hays, Kansas)
Hi All, I saw my first Western Kingbird of the season this morning about 8:30. It was on top of the 6-foot circular lamp post about 12 feet from my front window. The kingbird swooped down and caught an insect on the sidewalk and then flew away. I kept looking for it the rest of today, but unfortunately that was only time I saw it. So not sure if it will stick around or if it was just migrating through. In any case, I always look forward to western kingbirds arriving and nesting. ----------Ken Kinman (Hays, Kansas)
