[nysbirds-l] Forest Park, Queens County - May 11: Probable Mississippi Kite

At 7:45 AM today in Forest Park, I saw a medium-sized raptor that appeared initially like a large falcon, a peregrine. But then I saw its tail with many dark and white bands and a distinctly shorter first primary and thought hey wait a minute, that could be a Mississippi Kite! I saw it for a

[nysbirds-l] Forest Park, Queens County - May 11: Probable Mississippi Kite

At 7:45 AM today in Forest Park, I saw a medium-sized raptor that appeared initially like a large falcon, a peregrine. But then I saw its tail with many dark and white bands and a distinctly shorter first primary and thought hey wait a minute, that could be a Mississippi Kite! I saw it for a