Hi Everyone, I just wanted to add some details concerning the Mississippi Kite seen at Rondeau this morning. Blake Mann and I were the 2 people who saw it. At exactly 7:00am, we were at the west side of the South Point Trail, where the trail is washed out. We stopped to look out over the lake and the adult kite flew directly in front of us, just above eye level at a distance of about 10 metres. We watched it for 5 seconds, as it flew directly into the fairly strong east wind. It disappeared behind the trees and, despite a good search of the area east of there, we were unable to find it. It may be worthwhile to keep an eye out to the east end of Lake Erie today and tomorrow.
*Steve Charbonneau Erie Beach in Chatham-Kent* _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
