Lebanon Mississippi Kites
As I was moving in to a new residence in Lebanon, long story short, there were two Mississippi Kites flying around over my head. They seem to be sticking around or have stuck around. If people are interested in these birds please message me. It is a residential area but I think if people are courteous and reasonable it wouldn’t be a big deal. (Famous last words I know)
Short story long is I was admiring the typical forest birds of the area as I had assembled some furniture. Pe-a-wee! A Phoebe ducking by to a hidden branch. Chipping Sparrows eating some sort of seed in the grass. Ke-weo! Huh. Pewees sound a little different here; not a dialect I had ever heard. I thought nothing more.
I continued to unload boxes and furniture. Lots of swallows flying over as of course they do this time of year. Then, a bird of prey! I thought I saw one the day before as well, from afar I thought a Coopers Hawk. A much closer look to the naked eye and it didn’t quite fit. Wings were sharper, tail not quite as long. A Goshawk would be pretty cool. I studied it for a moment
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Sorry for cutoff.
I examined the bird a bit longer I and did notice some white on the head. But it seemed to be the whole head. Behaviorally, it ignored the passing swallows and seemed to skate along with talons outstretched
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On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 7:34 PM, Dyl Pedro pedrodyl@yahoo.com wrote:
As I was moving in to a new residence in Lebanon, long story short, there were two Mississippi Kites flying around over my head. They seem to be sticking around or have stuck around. If people are interested in these birds please message me. It is a residential area but I think if people are courteous and reasonable it wouldn’t be a big deal. (Famous last words I know)
Short story long is I was admiring the typical forest birds of the area as I had assembled some furniture. Pe-a-wee! A Phoebe ducking by to a hidden branch. Chipping Sparrows eating some sort of seed in the grass. Ke-weo! Huh. Pewees sound a little different here; not a dialect I had ever heard. I thought nothing more.
I continued to unload boxes and furniture. Lots of swallows flying over as of course they do this time of year. Then, a bird of prey! I thought I saw one the day before as well, from afar I thought a Coopers Hawk. A much closer look to the naked eye and it didn’t quite fit. Wings were sharper, tail not quite as long. A Goshawk would be pretty cool. I studied it for a moment
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Third time’s the charm :)
Sure enough the bird was flying around catching insects! And not other birds. I checked my mystery pewee sound on the hood ol internet and sure enough matched right up for the Kite.
It eventually perched in a nearby dead tree, where another kite was waiting. The two got close; it seemed like maybe this was a parent feeding its young! It got dark before my tasks were done but I’ll be sure to keep an eye and a camera lens out for them.
Dylan PedroNewly of Lebanon
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On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 7:42 PM, Dyl Pedro pedrodyl@yahoo.com wrote:
Sorry for cutoff.
I examined the bird a bit longer I and did notice some white on the head. But it seemed to be the whole head. Behaviorally, it ignored the passing swallows and seemed to skate along with talons outstretched
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On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 7:34 PM, Dyl Pedro pedrodyl@yahoo.com wrote:
As I was moving in to a new residence in Lebanon, long story short, there were two Mississippi Kites flying around over my head. They seem to be sticking around or have stuck around. If people are interested in these birds please message me. It is a residential area but I think if people are courteous and reasonable it wouldn’t be a big deal. (Famous last words I know)
Short story long is I was admiring the typical forest birds of the area as I had assembled some furniture. Pe-a-wee! A Phoebe ducking by to a hidden branch. Chipping Sparrows eating some sort of seed in the grass. Ke-weo! Huh. Pewees sound a little different here; not a dialect I had ever heard. I thought nothing more.
I continued to unload boxes and furniture. Lots of swallows flying over as of course they do this time of year. Then, a bird of prey! I thought I saw one the day before as well, from afar I thought a Coopers Hawk. A much closer look to the naked eye and it didn’t quite fit. Wings were sharper, tail not quite as long. A Goshawk would be pretty cool. I studied it for a moment
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There have been a pair of Mississippi Kites in the Exeter Marsh area of
Lebanon reported every other year since 2021. I searched the area a couple
of times this year, and saw other eBird reports of people searching for
them, but the scant reports from the area did not result in any
observations. To my knowledge, breeding has not been confirmed for them in
this area, but seems very likely, especially with your observation.
Hopefully, now that there is a local resident birder, more frequent
observations of this pair might confirm that. As always, any nest location
should not be made public, but breeding can be documented non-publicly
through hidden eBird lists or with the DEEP.
Jack Swatt
Lempster, NH
Colchester, CT
On Wed, Aug 14, 2024 at 7:53 PM Dyl Pedro via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
Third time’s the charm :)
Sure enough the bird was flying around catching insects! And not other
birds. I checked my mystery pewee sound on the hood ol internet and sure
enough matched right up for the Kite.
It eventually perched in a nearby dead tree, where another kite was
waiting. The two got close; it seemed like maybe this was a parent feeding
its young! It got dark before my tasks were done but I’ll be sure to keep
an eye and a camera lens out for them.
Dylan PedroNewly of Lebanon
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On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 7:42 PM, Dyl Pedro pedrodyl@yahoo.com
wrote:
Sorry for cutoff.
I examined the bird a bit longer I and did notice some white on the head.
But it seemed to be the whole head. Behaviorally, it ignored the passing
swallows and seemed to skate along with talons outstretched
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On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 7:34 PM, Dyl Pedro pedrodyl@yahoo.com
wrote:
As I was moving in to a new residence in Lebanon, long story short, there
were two Mississippi Kites flying around over my head. They seem to be
sticking around or have stuck around. If people are interested in these
birds please message me. It is a residential area but I think if people are
courteous and reasonable it wouldn’t be a big deal. (Famous last words I
know)
Short story long is I was admiring the typical forest birds of the area as
I had assembled some furniture. Pe-a-wee! A Phoebe ducking by to a hidden
branch. Chipping Sparrows eating some sort of seed in the grass. Ke-weo!
Huh. Pewees sound a little different here; not a dialect I had ever heard.
I thought nothing more.
I continued to unload boxes and furniture. Lots of swallows flying over as
of course they do this time of year. Then, a bird of prey! I thought I saw
one the day before as well, from afar I thought a Coopers Hawk. A much
closer look to the naked eye and it didn’t quite fit. Wings were sharper,
tail not quite as long. A Goshawk would be pretty cool. I studied it for a
moment
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