Western Kingbird
Birds of the Canadian Badlands
Adults are grey-olive on the upperparts with a grey head and a
dark line through the eyes; the underparts are light becoming light
orange-yellow on the lower breast and belly. They have a long black
tail with white outer feathers. Western kingbirds also have a
reddish crown that they only display during courtship and
confrontations with other species. They wait on an open perch and
fly out to catch insects in flight, sometimes hovering and then
dropping to catch food on the ground. They also eat berries. The
song is a squeaky chatter, sometimes compared to a dog's squeaky
toy. The call is a sharp loud whit. Occasionally sings before
sunrise.
This cache is part of the Legacy Trail produced by the Canadian
Badlands Geocaching Association for the Best of the Bad Mega
Event.
The Legacy Trail
The Legacy Trail is a collection of geocaches that circles its
way over 100 miles on country roads traversing some of the most
scenic and spectacular landscape in this part of the Canadian
Badlands. A large number of caches in a variety of types, sizes and
difficulty are placed on the Trail. Every town, village and hamlet
in the Canadian Badlands has its own cache. Some caches were named
after local historic events and people, as well as celebrities who
grew up in this area. Some caches were sponsored by geocachers who
attended the Best of the Bad Mega Event. The Legacy Trail was
produced by the Canadian Badlands Geocaching Association for the
Best of the Bad Mega Event.
The Canadian Badlands
The Canadian Badlands in Alberta are like no other place on
earth, home to the world's most extensive dinosaur bonebeds,
badlands and hoodoos, and a world-class museum that shelters a 75
million-year-old legacy. The region is rich in culturally and
historically significant sites that tell the story of the First
Nations people and early settlers, and of a complex and diverse
modern society that is still deeply rooted in the spirit of the
frontier.
