I went to check on my Kingbird bunch last night at the Cheverly Metro.  As I approached the tree to look at the nest -- out of thin air the two adults flew at me in attack mode right at my head - much like you see them do with other birds.  Boy, I was expecting some kind of territorial issue, but not the attack of the Kingbirds.  I pity the fools that park under "their" tree and have to deal with the attack.  Last week, I was standing at the same distance without any problems.  Maybe there is a correlation between actual eggs or chicks in the nest and the adult behavior.

Denise Ryan
Cheverly, MD

-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Rob Hilton
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:42 AM
To: 
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Eastern Kingbird, Chevy Chase (Montgomery), 6/22


Hi John, 

I located an Eastern Kingbird nest with young along
Sligo Avenue in Silver Spring about this time last
year.  This is less than a mile (south)east of the
Silver Spring Metro station.  The nest was in a Black
Locust over the sidewalk not terribly far from a bus
stop, in an area that only has a few tall trees.  I
was surprised that a kingbird would nest in such a
concrete-laden area, though I had seen kingbirds
during the previous two summers.  

Rob Hilton
aimophila10
Silver Spring
yahoo
Maryland

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Subject: Eastern Kingbird, Chevy Chase (Montgomery),
6/22
From: John Hubbell <johngilhub AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 20:34:17 -0400

A big surprise ... an Eastern Kingbird ... in
Friendship Heights, Chevy Chase (Montgomery), ... I've
never seen one this far into a mostly urban
neighborhood. ... 

John Hubbell
Washington DC




		
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