Faith Reaves, reported Tuesday evening (20 May 2014) that she had observed a MISSISSIPPI KITE at her home about a mile NW of the Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Carter County, TN. She waid the bird "Soared around my yard then perched in our tallest tree. I was 'birding' so I have pictures . . ." Mississippi Kite photo one Eliabethton TN 20 April 2014 By Faith Reaves 60 percent.jpg Mississippi Kite photo two Eliabethton TN 20 May 2014 By Faith Reaves 60 percent.jpg Mississippi Kite photo three Eliabethton TN 20 May 2014 By Faith Reaves.jpg I want to thank Bryan Stevens for his good work in helping recover the photos. That came about because he was contacted by Faith Reaves and was sent the photos by email. The bird was observed in the vicinity of Archway Ct. Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN