[nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kites - Montgomery County, NY
> I observed two Mississippi Kites soaring and hunting over Mapletown Road at > various times between 8:45 am and 11:00 am this morning. Shortly after > arriving, I observed one of the adults carrying food for young, flying fairly > low over the road and dropping out of site over the trees. One adult was > later observed actively hunting high up, catching and apparently dropping > butterflies while I watched. Later, an adult perched in a tree near where I > was standing and as I walked along the road to my vehicle, it flew from the > tree towards me and made two ground level passes at the road about 15 feet > from me. I couldn't believe how close it came. There was a small piece of > tree bark in the road that it was swooping at and I guess it mistook that for > an insect. > > Jesse Jaycox > Delmar, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kites - Montgomery County, NY
I observed two Mississippi Kites soaring and hunting over Mapletown Road at various times between 8:45 am and 11:00 am this morning. Shortly after arriving, I observed one of the adults carrying food for young, flying fairly low over the road and dropping out of site over the trees. One adult was later observed actively hunting high up, catching and apparently dropping butterflies while I watched. Later, an adult perched in a tree near where I was standing and as I walked along the road to my vehicle, it flew from the tree towards me and made two ground level passes at the road about 15 feet from me. I couldn't believe how close it came. There was a small piece of tree bark in the road that it was swooping at and I guess it mistook that for an insect. Jesse Jaycox Delmar, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
