The Mississippi Kite made a brief appearance at Huntley Meadows this morning, July 9. I arrived at the tower just after 8 am, and the bird finally showed at 10:29. It circled the area between the tower and the dead trees, then continued circling over the trees behind and to the left of the main beaver dam by the tower. Some excellent views were provided. It was no longer visible when I left at 10:38. Cheers, Tony Futcher tfutcher@cuc.edu