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Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:07:50 -0400
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Dan Sanders, Ben Warner and myself were fortunate to see the Mississippi
Kite this morning around 10:00 AM flying over the Brass Ring Golf Course in
Hocking County.  Ben first spotted the bird in flight and we had long decent
looks at it.  We saw the bird from the public road recommended by Bill Whan;
we waited there for around 4 hours before it popped into view.  The bird's
white secondaries were obvious in flight.  Visibility of the back was
limited though and from I what I could tell, the tail appeared mostly dark.
The bird fooled around with a thermal and was definitely buoyant except on a
couple occasions when it gently swooped down - probably feeding.  The first
primary feather appeared short.  We spoke with a golfer who was seen this
peculiar bird at least 6 times, most apparent from 5:30 - 8:30 PM.  I didn't
ask him if he golfed much in the morning, but I had a feeling he did.  He
also stated that the spot where we were located was as good as any to see
the bird.  If you go for the bird, good luck and be patient.  Astonishingly,
Dan called it when he said, "lets stay in this spot until around 10:00 AM -
it should start to warm up enough to see any raptors using thermals."  Sure
enough like clockwork at 10:00 AM - the bird appeared.

Glen Crippen
Burr Oak Lake

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