After 3 failed attempts to find my first WHITE-TAILED KITE at various
reported locations, one surprised me this afternoon right here in my own
patch at Cottage Grove Lake where I was not expecting it! I was wading
through mounds of grass trying to get out to the "shore" of the upper
end of the low pond and was surprised by a beautiful, unfamiliar, white
bird perched on a driftwood branch about 40 yards away. It was at eye
level across the grass tops so we looked at each other for a while (10
minutes? 15? I lost track). Finally, when I started to move on, it
flew up to a tall tree while screeching a few times. Terrific bird! It
was still perched in the same tree an hour later.
Handheld, so-so photos at Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/D9x5Jj
The 3 OSPREY and 2 BALD EAGLES (1 mostly brown oversized sub) are still
there. The DC CORMORANT count is now up to 140.
Good birding,
Tori Morgan
Cottage Grove
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