Another way wildflower seed is spread

I noticed this bird from a distance as it flew back and forth several times from a black oak tree to a field. I guessed it was either catching insects to feed its babies or gathering nest material.

Slowly I walked an indirect path to the tree in an effort not to alarm the bird.

At the tree, I watched the bird bring dead weed stems to line its nest.

While taking a few photos, I realized something I had not considered previously. This photo shows another way songbirds can spread wildflower seed.

They use stems and soft seedpods to line their nests. Seed may fall along the way at any time, including after the fledglings leave the nest and wind blows the nest from the tree.

This bird is an eastern king bird.