Re: [MDOsprey] kite at Huntley

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I read with interest the report of Mississippi Kite in northern Va. My wife
and I were in Duck, NC on the Outer Banks from May 20 to 24. Strong
northeast winds were blowing when we arrived and blew until the 22nd of May.
On the 22nd the winds shifted to the southwest. For about two hours in the
middle of the day we were treated to a late season hawk migration, as birds
were cruising north along the Banks. In this time we observed two kettles of
8-15 Broad-winged Hawks (most apparently immature birds and with big gaps in
the outer secondary/inner primary area), a Northern Harrier, a Red-tailed
Hawk, 2 Turkey Vultures, and 4 MISSISSIPPI KITES. I was surprised to see so
many kites heading north from that latitude. I guess they must have kept
going!

David R. Smith

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From: FRIEND55@aol.com <FRIEND55@aol.com>
To: mdosprey@ARI.Net <mdosprey@ARI.Net>; marvadel@egroups.com
<marvadel@egroups.com>
Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 3:30 PM
Subject: [MDOsprey] kite at Huntley


>After the NVBC walk at Huntley, 3 of us went back to look for the
Mississippi
>Kite that a man reported to us while we were making the list.  Success!
>
>The bird was first seen at 10:15 A.M. and by us at 11:00 A.M. Thursday
>morning.
>
>Charlotte
>

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