MARTIN WITH A CHEST THE PURE WHITE COLOR OF A TREE SPARROW

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pmlover
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Location: OH/New Concord

I have a martin with a purple white chest and has a quarter inch white stripe on the bottom of his tail. I keep trying to get a picture of his or her chest but it keeps turning on me. I hope I can get a picture of this bright white chested beauty.

Has anyone ever seen one like this?
thanks Dick
2015 69 pairs 418 eggs 396 fledged
2019 I have 148 openings now
2016 100 pairs 600 babies fledged added another t-14 and have 126 openings now
2015 Jun 24 360 babies and 58 eggs also found one that had died
2017 632 babies 11died and 20 were killed by hawks
2015 74 pairs and 9 eggs 5/14
2010 3pairss
]JOINED PMCA JUNE 6,2018
2018 651 babies 5 hawk kills 11 floater kills 25 died in houses and 610 fledged

2014 80 pairs 283 babies 282 fledged one died
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Louise Chambers
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Location: Corpus Christi, TX

White stripe on bottom of tail, and white chest, sounds like Eastern Kingbird, a flycatcher that hawks insects in flight - is this your bird, Dick?

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/eastern_kingbird/id
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DAVE
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Location: Winchester, VA

Yes! I have a SY male here that has a white chest black chin and black under it's tail. He doesn't have a mate so he keeps getting beat up :lol:
Dave
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Chuck4
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Location: North MS
Martin Colony History: I started trying to attract Purple Martins in 2011. I got my first breeding pair in 2013.

2013-1 pair, 2014-4 pair, 2015-8 pair, 2016-12 pair 60 babies :-).

Sounds like something other than a Martin for sure.
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pmlover
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Location: OH/New Concord

Louise I think your right the only difference from the king bird is mine is darker on its back
thanks so much Dick
2015 69 pairs 418 eggs 396 fledged
2019 I have 148 openings now
2016 100 pairs 600 babies fledged added another t-14 and have 126 openings now
2015 Jun 24 360 babies and 58 eggs also found one that had died
2017 632 babies 11died and 20 were killed by hawks
2015 74 pairs and 9 eggs 5/14
2010 3pairss
]JOINED PMCA JUNE 6,2018
2018 651 babies 5 hawk kills 11 floater kills 25 died in houses and 610 fledged

2014 80 pairs 283 babies 282 fledged one died
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DAVE
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Joined: Mon May 05, 2008 10:03 am
Location: Winchester, VA

Doe's a king bird sound like a Martin?
Dave
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Louise Chambers
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I'd say no, they don't sound alike - but you can listen to sound clip on that ID link above - see what you think.
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William A
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Location: AL/Marion

I have a pair of Kingbirds hanging around. They will fly up on the wire next to the martin housing and the martins always fly and land beside them. It is like they are best buddies.
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~Ray~Gingerich
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Location: Delaware/Dover

I had one splashing into my pond just like the martins.
~Ray~ Gingerich
1999 1pair, 2006 2 pair, 2008 2 pair,
2009 23 pair, 2010 39 pair, 2011 67 pair,
2012 115 pair, 2013 160 pair,
2014 152 pair, 2015 174 pair, 2016 178 pair
2017 187 pair, 2018 200 pair, 2019 171pair
2020 233 pair
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Jim 1990
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Joined: Sun Mar 28, 2004 11:08 am
Location: Fort wayne IN

I have read that the king birds do not like hawks and are pretty much not afraid of anything, I was reading in a article that a king bird was chasing a small airplane
I see them around and have little fights with the martins. but never seen one get hurt.
here is the article I found it is rather long but at the chapter of there behavior it talks about a king bird after the airplane in the 1930s

http://www.birdsbybent.com/ch71-80/king ... l#Behavior
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