Birds Identified: Eastern Kingbird

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Eastern Kingbird has these characteristics:

• Still perching
  
• About same size as robin
  
• Head crested
  
• Mostly black and white, or other dark color and white
  
• Underparts plain
  
• Crown patch
  
• Tail bands (across)
  
• North summer (June through August)
  
• South summer (June through August)
  
• Field habitat
  
• Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• Short forays (flies out from perch and returns)
  
• Staccato and twitter call (short sharp notes or rapid series of notes: tinkling, trilling, sputtering, or percussive)
  
• High or thin song (high pitched and weak; lisping, sizzling, or hissing quality)
  

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