Great Crested Flycatchers have longer tails with reddish coloring
underneath and brown upper parts, especially on the head. The
characteristic shared by Western Kingbird and Great Crested Flycatchers
that may throw off some folks is that both have yellow bellies. Look at
Steve Landes' photos again and note the gray head and all-dark tail, then
compare that with Great Crested and the differences should be more apparent.

I sure hope this bird sticks around so I can go and see it (allergies be
damned!)

Andy Sewell
Columbus Ohio


On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Hutson, Timothy B <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I looked at the pictures of this bird posted on Flickr.  To me it looks
> more like a great crested flycatcher.  It appears to have a crest on its
> head.   Could someone give me some hints as to what differentiates this
> Kingbird from a great crested?
>
> Thanks
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Doreene Linzell
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 7:07 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Western Kingbird - yes!
>
> The bird reported from Glacier Ridge yesterday is still present. Come to
> the windmill.
>
> Doreene Linzell
>

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