Back in the 1960s whenever my stepfather would go to work in his garden or just out into his yard, an Eastern kingbird
would would suddenly appear & constantly dive at his head whether or not he was wearing a cap. That went on most all summer. The bird never bothered anyone else. However, I have seen E. kingbirds showing aggressive behavior towards adults once in a while in the last 10 yrs. or so with no /apparent /nest or young birds nearby. Here, male tree swallows dive bomb anyone who gets near the birdbox after the eggs hatch but the bluebird males don't. Nature is interesting. Fritzie, Union Springs, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
