Eastern Kingbird

This is another bird which you may notice in the area surrounding the nestboxes. This is an Eastern Kingbird. They eat mainly insects and berries, and are visual hunters. They will fly from a perch to grab insects, or sometimes small frogs. They are migratory birds and spend their winters in South America. This is the first year that I have noticed them consistently in the park, and they likely have raised young here. They will soon leave for South America. The birds in the park can often be found sitting on the cattails in the small pond, as they hunt insects, or perched on the small trees or fence near the pond.