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Ft. Smallwood Park: Mississippi Kite and Nighthawks

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Matthew Grey

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Matthew Grey

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Wed, 16 May 2007 21:44:53 -0400

Hello all.

I had the pleasure of observing one of today's Mississippi Kites at Fort 
Smallwood thanks to a well timed radio call from my superintendent who was 
watching Sue Ricciardi and Hal Wirenga watch the bird. Timing is everything, I 
guess. 

Let's hope we can save a Kite or two for Bill Hubick and his camera. 

Monday and Tuesday night brought good-sized gatherings (12-15 birds on 
both nights) of Common Nighthawks to the fort. Tuesday at dusk, I turned my 
car into a 'nighthawk feeder' by turning on the bright lights and idling around 
the park as the birds crossed by my light beams, devouring the insects. 

This evening's rain storm pushed the birds away, but I did see one Nighthawk 
fly over earlier in the afternoon. 

Matt Grey
Pasadena
matthew.grey-at-yahoo.com