Greetings, I'm reading with interest about the Swallow-tailed Kite (STKI) in Ohio. I grew up and lived in Ohio for years. I hope that a good number of birders can see this kite. I have an article pending about the STKI and the most common words from sources I used that described the STKI were "elegant" and "graceful". Some call the kite the most beautiful and graceful bird. There are a few areas in Florida where we see "pre-migration feeding aggregations" where hundreds of STKI can be seen low and close in July through mid August. When we take photos, we see a high percentage of the images showing the kite holding or eating prey (like in many of my images at the link), or reaching for prey just inches away. The kite will put on a great show for you. If you are reasonably close, it is a show you don't want to miss. Below is a link to my Flickr site. If you go to "Albums" then "Swallow-tailed Kite", you can see 17 images of this magnificent raptor taken here in Florida--maybe you are seeing one of these. There are not that many. https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert-stalnaker/ Enjoy nature! ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]