we saw a bird yesterday which we were unsure of. We got a picture but it
isn't very good. What I noticed was a dark tail and also what appeared to
be a fork although this is not clear in the photo. It is either an
accipiter (probably Cooper's since it was quite large) or a kite but I
haven't seen many kites. so ?? any suggestions? It was at Swain's Lock
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 10:57 PM, jim green <jkgbirdman53...> wrote:
> Hi Phil:
>
> I hate to burst your bubble but I am 100% in agreement with Rick Sussman
> on IDing your photos as an Osprey. Ospreys are not seen daily at Hughes
> Hollow but they are frequent hunters for fish when the impoundments are at
> their current or slightly lower water levels.
>
> jim Green
> Gaithersburg, MD
>
> work in moderation, BIRD IN EXCESS!
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Warblerick <ricksussman1955...>wrote:
>
>> On Monday, April 8, 2013 8:56:08 PM UTC-4, Philip Brody wrote:
>> > At about 2pm today over the main impoundment Hughes Hollow, a sub adult
>> Mississippi Kite soaring and circling high in the sky. There were lots of
>> other birds including a Redhead, Ring-necked ducks, Widgeons, Blue-winged
>> Teals also and number of Great Egrets, Great Blues, a fishing Kingfisher,
>> Tree Swallows, Song Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Wood-ducks, a yellow
>> Palm Warbler, a Yellow-rump The most interesting, however, was the
>> Mississippi and particularly that it was a sub adult. I'm attaching a
>> number of views of the kite to help ascertain the year.
>>
>> Looks like an Osprey to me. All classic Osprey flight poses, shows a bit
>> of a necklace, hooked bill, tail pattern of an Osprey not a MIKI, rounded
>> tail not squared like MIKI...
>>
>> Osprey.
>>
>> Rick Sussman
>> Woodbine,MD
>>
>> Rick Sussman
>> Woodbine,MD
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