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["Scott & Glenda Record" <sgrecord@xxxxxxxx>]

    Found the S-t kite feeding on the east side of S-3 at 0815 this morning.  
The bird drifted to the east in the direction of S-5.  I quickly drove around 
to S-5 and the bird found me about halfway down S-5.  It was feeding low back 
and forth over the tree covered hill on the west side of S-5 and gave me some 
great close up looks.  After it drifted out of sight to the west I spent the 
next 2 hours exploring the area.  I was very lucky to relocate the bird at 1035 
about 2000 feet above S-5 circling with several Turkey vultures.
    I arrived early to beat the thermals and easily found this bird as well as 
harriers, osprey, red shouldered and vultures flying low over the area.  I 
would advise anyone who hasn't seen this bird to do the same as by mid morning 
most of the raptors are only specks in the sky.Other birds of interest include:
Bell's vireo  - several along S-5
Willow/Alder flycatcher at intersection of S-2 and S-5
    Paradise ash basin
Least sandpiper  - 20 +
Pectoral sandpiper -  4
Semi- plover  -  1
Black-crowned nh -  6

Scott Record
Ragland, KY
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