Thick Billed Kingbird El Paso County

[Scott Shaum]

Today I observed a Thick Billed Kingbird at Chico Basin Ranch El Paso county. It was on the west side of the Russian olive grove where bird banding takes place. I think this would be a 5th state record, if I am correct. 

CBR is private property and only accessible by reservation via Aiken Audubon Society.

It’s been an incredible couple weeks in El Paso county with 4 first county records: Hudsonian Godwit, Zone-Tailed Hawk, Louisiana Waterthrush and now this TBKI.  

Scott E. Shaum

Woodland Park, CO

Teller County

[DEBORAH CARSTENSEN]

I saw a picture of a bird on Facebook that looked exactly like this Bird. When I went to go back to that post, and couldn’t find it.

Has anyone seen the post? It had a very thick Bill white chest and yellowish abdomen. Had a long tail. 

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 

Sent from my iPhone

On May 8, 2026, at 5:13 PM, Scott Shaum <ssh...@barnabas.org> wrote:



Today I observed a Thick Billed Kingbird at Chico Basin Ranch El Paso county. It was on the west side of the Russian olive grove where bird banding takes place. I think this would be a 5th state record, if I am correct. 

CBR is private property and only accessible by reservation via Aiken Audubon Society.

It’s been an incredible couple weeks in El Paso county with 4 first county records: Hudsonian Godwit, Zone-Tailed Hawk, Louisiana Waterthrush and now this TBKI.  

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Scott E. Shaum

Woodland Park, CO

Teller County

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