[TN-Bird] FW: Mississippi Kites at the Agricenter in Memphis

Forwarding for Knox . His emails are not getting through to tn-bird.
 

John "Jay" Walko

Collierville, Tn

http://www.pbase.com/jwalko

 

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From: knoxmartin2@xxxxxxx [mailto:knoxmartin2@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 7:08 AM
To: walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Mississippi Kites at the Agricenter in Memphis

 

This past weekend I had the pleasure of watching a large number of
Mississippi Kites working a mowed field at the Agricenter International
property in east Memphis near Walnut Grove and Germantown Parkway. While
working near the area I noticed a field being cut by large mowers. I looked
closer and saw a large number of kites actively catching insects being
thrown around by the mowers. I watched the birds for almost thirty minutes
hoping to see a Swallow-tailed Kite, but all were Mississippi Kites. I was
able to count over 50 individual birds on Friday and almost as many on
Saturday. I have been working with kites for over 20 years and this was the
largest number of birds I have ever seen in one flock. Considering that only
a few years ago a single kite observation was  news in the Shelby County
area, groups of over 50 birds is really something. Hopefully their numbers
will continue to grow in the area.

Knox Martin, Director
Mid-South Raptor Center
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

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