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Above: A Western Kingbird at Fort McHenry National Monument, Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/11/2005). This was the fourth consecutive year that this patriotic bird has returned to its favorite historic site. It has been recorded nesting and raising young with an Eastern Kingbird. A local celebrity. Below: A Western Kingbird in southern Arizona (8/8/2008).
Below: A Western Kingbird in Somerset Co., Maryland (12/5/2008). We took only distant photos to ensure that it wasn't flushed before other birders could arrive.