----- Original Message -----
From: <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, July 20, 2007 5:36 pm
Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Mississippi Kite updates?--yes
To: Paul Gardner <[log in to unmask]>

> Doreene Linzell and I took advantage of the wonderful weather to look
> for the Mississippi kite today and were not disappointed. The bird
> appeared not long after we arrived, shortly after noon, near the
> end of
> the rail fence over the top of the hill at the backside of the golf
> course on Keller Road.
>
> We observed only one bird several times as it dipped quickly,
> behind the
> hill to catch an insect, before re-emerging and eating it on the wing.
>
> Later, we continued down the road as far as the girl scout camp and
> found some excellent birds actively feeding. Among those birds of
> interest seen or heard were Summer tanager, Scarlet tanager,
> Yellow-billed cuckoo, Black-billed cuckoo, Acadian flycatcher, Common
> yellowthroat, Hooded Warbler, Warbling vireo, White-eyed vireo,
> Orchardoriole, Wood thrush, Indigo bunting, and numerous Rufous-
> sided towhees.
>
> Pam Raver
> Franklin Co.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Gardner <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thursday, July 19, 2007 10:51 am
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Mississippi Kite updates?
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> > The Logan kites were seen on Saturday the 14th and Monday the
> 16th,
> > so there is every reason to
> > think they'll be there this weekend.
>

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