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Eastern Kingbird

The Eastern Kingbird’s latin name is Tyrannus tyrannus. It is native to North America. The preferred Eastern Kingbird habitat is clearings, grassland, farmland, tropical forests, and river edges. Eastern Kingbirds breed from April to June. The Eastern Kingbird migration track takes them to South America in the winter, especially the tropical parts. Their population status is of least concern.

The male Eastern Kingbird song (or Eastern Kingbird call) is a complex vocalization from perches before dawn or occasionally in the evening. This sound consists of high, sputtering notes followed by a buzzy zeer, repeated many times. The Eastern Kingbird can be found at Coal Creek Farm during spring and summer. Their diet consists of insects, fruit, bees, wasps, beetles, grasshoppers, and flies. Insects make up 85% of their diet. And here is an interesting fact. Eastern Kingbird eggs are laid at a pace of only one egg a day, until a clutch of three to four eggs is produced.

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