There is some discussion about the identity of the KI kingbird. Maybe others should attempt to see it as well. I heard it call yesterday and today as it was hunting insects. It appears to be the Western call to me. But Western X Couch's hybrid has been proposed... The call notes do not resemble anything I have heard from Tropical or Couch's Kingbird but it has been awhile since I heard either. I should have tape the call notes... :>( Problem is getting to the bird now. On Thursday, there is only one ferry to the island and that is at 2:00 PM and leaving at 2:30 PM so no time unless you plan to stay and there is nothing open to stay in. No ferry on Christmas Day. But 2 AM ferries, one noon, and 2 PM ferries on Saturday and Sunday, I believe. Check the Kelleys Island Ferry webpage. The good news is that the bird spends much of its time around the "brown/tan" barn on the south side of Woodford Road. This barn and property is owned by Gary Finger who also owns the Pump (restaurant) and is very excited about the bird. He has seen it and tried to photograph it. It frequently feeds in the field to the east of Gary's barn (not his property) but sits in trees behind his barn. He doesn't mind people parking on his property. If you go, you will probably run into him. He has lamas, horses, etc. on his property. This AM the bird was to the west of the barn, behind it, and on Gary's property. This PM it was back in the pasture and then sitting in the trees behind his barn. Sometimes it disappears for a long time. Yesterday, I watched it fly into the cedars on the east side of the pasture and didn't come out while I was there. Good Luck! I would love it to be a Couch's Kingbird... Tom -- H. Thomas Bartlett Tiffin, Ohio [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]