Hi all, I just spoke with the manager of the Brass Ring golf course, home of our now famous Mississippi Kites. Apparently no one has seen the birds for over a week, and I would say they are long gone. The guys that work on the course daily know these birds well and have been good sources of information, and their lack of recent sightings would certainly seem to indicate the kites have headed south. It will be interesting to see whether they return to Ohio next May and nest again. Jim Jim McCormac Ohio Division of Wildlife 2045 Morse Rd., G-3 Columbus, Ohio 43229 614-265-6440 -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of =?windows-1252?Q?Marilyn_Rohr?= Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 11:25 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Miss Kite still there? Hi, I would like to head to the Hocking County golfcourse to see the Kites, but it's a long drive from Chardon; could anyone confirm whether the Kites are still in residence, or have moved on? Thanks, Marilyn Rohr Chardon, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]