Date: 4/26/26 11:16 am From: Brandon Magette <averbirder...> Subject: Re: Western Kingbird (Hays, Kansas)
Here in St Marys we got a House Wren a few days ago, and just last evening I saw a Baltimore Oriole, both birds seen before heard oddly enough. My wife saw a Scissor-tailed along the road somewhere in Nemaha county yesterday.
I always look forward to my first sighting of Upland Sandpipers, they are such a cartoonish bird.
Brandon Magette of St Marys, mobile @ 785-844-0139
On Sun, Apr 26, 2026, 12:59 VIC & PAM MARTIN <butterfly...> wrote:
> 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) > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > https://listserv.ksu.edu/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:<ksbird-l-request...> > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > https://listserv.ksu.edu/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:<ksbird-l-request...> >
