Hi all,



A Mississippi Kite was seen yesterday, and again today briefly, in
Worthington, which is suburb on the north side of Columbus. Bernie Master
managed to get some good photos. The bird was seen in the vicinity of Tucker
Drive, and if anyone locally wants to look for it, following Tucker Drive to
where it dead ends near the Olentangy River might be a good bet, as this is
the immediate vicinity of where it was seen both days. Just use mapquest.com
and you should have no problems finding this spot, and parking at the end of
Tucker Drive and walking the bike path along the river might be a good
approach.



There are also unconfirmed but interesting reports of what may be the same
bird from the vicinity of Don Scott airport, which is perhaps one and a half
miles west of where the kite was seen. The airport and the floodplain of the
Olentangy has plenty of habitat that would be suitable for nesting
Mississippi Kites, and this species has been actively expanding its range
and turning up in new locales far from known nesting sites. We've already
got confirmed nesting at the Brass Ring Golf Course in Hocking County, but
I'd bet there'll be other breeders turning up.



Worthington-area birders should keep their eyes peeled.



Jim McCormac



Jim McCormac

Columbus, Ohio

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