AUSTIN (KXAN) — April is an especially exciting time to watch birds. Late March saw early migrating songbirds and shorebirds, and that trickle will turn to a stream of warblers, vireos, buntings ...

The striking scissor-tailed flycatcher is our only regular “long-tailed kingbird.” It is not only graceful and beautiful, but also common and easy to observe. Monotypic. Length 10–14.8".