----- 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. > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]