TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Eastern Kingbird Flight Feathers Eastern Kingbird- Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird- Tyrannus tyrannus, Order PASSERIFORMES - Family TYRANNIDAE - Subfamily Tyranninae. This pair was courting and collecting nest material. Birds were quite active in the early morning at the Gilmore Pond Conservancy in Hamilton Ohio. (Photo: May 9, 2004, Gilmore Ponds, Canon 10D, EF 400mm f/5.6L USM) For More Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Eastern_Kingbird.html "A large dark flycatcher of fields and other open areas, the Eastern Kingbird is a common and widespread species. Despite its name, its range extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. The Eastern Kingbird is highly aggressive toward nest predators and larger birds. Hawks and crows are attacked regularly"

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.