I'd like to call your attention to the status of Mississippi Kite migration
in 2010. All Mississippi Kites migrate through Mexico around the west
end of the Gulf of Mexico, crossing the Rio Grande in south Texas.

As of yesterday, not a single Mississippi Kite had been reported at
the primary Mexican hawkwatch site at Chavarillo near Veracruz, Mexico.
See the following Hawk Migration Association of North American link.

http://hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?rsite=647&ryear=2010&rmonth=03

So the Kites are still south of Chavarillo. Thus, the Mississippi Kite reported
in MD recently is likely something else--most probably one of the Falcons.

Also, FYI, Broad-winged Hawks have just started to move, with the first
100+ day only being on March 19 at Chavarillo. See same link. So it'll
be a few more days, at least, before they get to MD and WV, with this
week's not-so-good weather perhaps delaying them even more.

 Terry Bronson
Morgantown, WV