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Mississippi kite Hunting, Ohio, Mississippi Kite, Ohio Birds, Kites, Bird Species, Mississippi, Bald Eagle, Georgia

Mississippi Kites are a very new addition to Ohio's breeding avifauna, having only been confirmed as nesters. Read on for a post that I made to the Ohio Birds Listserv today that briefly summarizes the situation: "Hi all, Exciting news! An active nest of Mississippi Kites has been discovered in northern Hocking County. An alert homeowner had tipped me to these birds a few weeks back, then followed up later with some photos, one of which showed two adults in the same tree. She continued to…

White-tailed Kite Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Peregrine, Kite Bird, Fly A Kite, Peregrine Falcon, Kite Flying, Rare Birds, Black White Pattern, White Tail, Dark Eyes

Grasslands and savannas are great places to fly a kite and that's exactly where you will find the White-tailed Kite, flying as if it were attached to a kite string. With its body turned toward the wind and wings gently flapping, it hovers above the ground, a behavior that’s so distinctive it’s become known as kiting. From above it tips its head down to look for small mammals moving in the grass below. Its white underparts, gleaming white tail, and black shoulder patches are its other marks…

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