Photo from Flickr, André Lemieux

This week’s species is the Eastern Kingbird. This species comes by its name quite naturally as it will chase away much larger intruders, including hawks and crows, out of its territory.

Each week we introduce a new bird from the Ottawa-Gatineau area through our segment on CBC Radio’s In Town and Out. Alex MacDonald, Nature Canada’s Manager of Protected Areas, shares interesting facts about the birds that live in our communities. Be sure to tune-in to “Bird Tweet of the Week” on CBC Radio One 91.5 FM on Saturday mornings from 6am to 9am and listen to past episodes on our website.

This episode aired on Saturday May 28th, 2016.

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