Just after 1 pm Karen Strong and I were surprised to observe a *Mississippi Kite* soaring over the Littleton Cemetery area in Littleton, Arapahoe County. It circled several times then went due south departing the local area. eBird shows two prior reports at least for Arapahoe County. Quite a treat!
I'll post more about this at a later date, but Littleton Cemetery also has 5 *Ruby-crowned Kinglets *for some weeks now, for all appearances singing on territory in the large spruce trees there. Breeding, if it occurs, would I think be unprecedented in that area and maybe for the county. They are singing their hearts out, sometimes nearly non-stop. They have particular trees they are "always" in, and can be extremely responsive to recorded songs. David Suddjian Ken Caryl Valley Littleton, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGj6Ror5ryYJVZ9Hbdd6sfKSQS0H-n1qFPSfX%2BAU%3DExHEz6mvg%40mail.gmail.com.
