[tn-bird] Western kingbird Nesting Update

From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 19:33:20 EDT
June 13, 2002
Ensley Bottoms
Allen Steam Plant
Shelby, Co. TN

I spent my lunch time today observing the Western Kingbirds at the Allen 
Steam Plant. All four adults were delivering food back to the two nest sites. 
There are still little border disputes but nothing that a few fluttering 
flights don't reconcile as they quickly have to get back to feeding the 
young. 

At one time an adult female Kestrel landed on a wire south of the main road 
at a distance that I thought too far to matter but immediately one adult from 
each nesting territory flew directly over my head to confront the intruder 
and both assisted the Kestrel in finding another perch much farther south.

If I was correct in my observations on Saturday that the young were just 
hatching in the western most nest, these birds should be out of the nest 
around the 22nd or 23rd of this month. It should be an exciting weekend as 
the first returning shorebirds will make their presents know that same time. 
Last year the Western Kingbirds led the young away from the area in just a 
couple of days and they were difficult to find there after. I believe this 
was partly due to the multiple shrike nests in the area. This year I have 
seen only two nestings and these shrike groups have generally move away from 
the area and are not concentrated around the kingbird nests. There might not 
be as much pressure for the protection of the young westerners this year and 
we may get to enjoy them a little longer.

Good Birding!!!

Jeff R. Wilson
OL' COOT / TLBA
Bartlett Tenn.


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