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I have seen at least 9 Swallow-tail Kites this year.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 11:34 am
Posted on 3/27/14 at 11:34 am
One over the basin while driving and one near the house. I have seen one by the house in the spring for 3 or 4 years now. They must be making a little bit of a comeback. If you see one please report the sighting...
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Posted on 3/27/14 at 11:34 am to wickowick
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Swallow
Haha
Posted on 3/27/14 at 11:36 am to wickowick
Saw one a couple of years ago over the basin, really cool birds
Posted on 3/27/14 at 11:36 am to wickowick
It's time to start seeing them. The girl that tracks them is very appreciative of reported sightings. I think I reported 12 last year.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 11:39 am to tenfoe
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I think I reported 12 last year.
Different birds in different areas or birds all in the same area?
Posted on 3/27/14 at 11:41 am to wickowick
The vagrants have not been vagranting.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 11:47 am to wickowick
They are one of my favorite birds. I've gotten my dad fairly interested/excited about them, and he has reported them to the girl at LDWF.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 11:49 am to Sasquatch Smash
I haven't seen one yet this year. We saw one fairly regularly up until last year. Maybe he/she will be back.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 11:53 am to wickowick
All different. Might have been one or two that I doubled up on, but working all over south Louisiana I get a lot of windshield time.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 12:16 pm to wickowick
I've seen quite a few this year already. Got some decent video of 2 in Homosassa just a few weeks ago. I've seen groups as large as 3-4 just North of my home.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 12:51 pm to Sasquatch Smash
What is the info to send to the LDWF girl? I filled out the form at the bird's of Prey site...
Posted on 3/27/14 at 12:59 pm to wickowick
Very cool bird. I've seen a few in the Basin and often when I drive north of Mobile on the interstate at the 3 long bridges. There are a bunch around St. Augustine where my sister lives and in the fall on the Georgia coast dozens gather to eat emerging locusts. When I see one I usually put the sighting on eBird which is an excellent resource for anyone interested in where bird species can be found.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 1:00 pm to wickowick
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What is the info to send to the LDWF girl?
Jennifer Coulson
985 863 8516
Posted on 3/27/14 at 1:14 pm to wickowick
Pretty sure Ive seen these in Slidell but haven't seen it in a while. Say it daily for about 2 months in the fall
Posted on 3/27/14 at 1:35 pm to tenfoe
Found this for her Swallow-Tailed Kite Sightings
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Please Report Swallow-tailed Kite Sightings
Biologist, Jennifer Coulson, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) request reports of sightings of this rare bird. Of particular interest are:
any sightings of a kite on LDWF managed lands,
areas where kites are often seen,
sightings of more than one kite,
sightings were kite(s) vocalized (giving kee-kee-kee, or klee-klee-klee calls),
kites carrying nest material or food,
nests or roosts, and
any kites found injured, ill, or dead.
Please report the following information about each sighting (if known):
Date of sighting
Time of day
Number observed
Location [please be specific and include the Parish or County, nearest town and approximate distance to it, nearest road (including street address if applicable) or road junctions, nearest river or creek]
What birds were observed doing (e.g., one perched in a cottonwood while another circled overhead)
Observer's name and contact information (phone number with area code and e-mail address)
To Report a Sighting:
E-mail Jennifer Coulson: Jacoulson@aol.com
Or call her: (504) 717-3544
Jennifer Coulson is studying the population ecology of the Swallow-tailed Kite. She is trying to determine: the geographic range of this species within Louisiana and Mississippi, the current population size, and factors that may limit the current population size. Aspects of her study include nest monitoring, a radio-telemetry based survivorship study, characterization of nesting and roosting habitat, and aerial surveys of premigration roosts.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 1:36 pm to wickowick
Posted on 3/27/14 at 1:43 pm to wickowick
Oh wow, I am pretty sure I have seen one of these in a tree by my house for the past three days (in the Harveston subdivision at Bluebonnet/Burbank). In fact, I took a picture of it yesterday thinking it was an eagle, but then if flew down from its tree and I realized that it had a lot more white on its body than an eagle. I'll have to check it out tomorrow and try to get a closer picture.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 1:44 pm to jammintiger
Near water? Sounds like Osprey.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 1:44 pm to wickowick
They nest behind my house every year.
I have only seen 2 pair so far but about 6 years ago there where 18 birds.
They are amazing to watch especially when they get together in spiral.
I have only seen 2 pair so far but about 6 years ago there where 18 birds.
They are amazing to watch especially when they get together in spiral.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 3:38 pm to wickowick
Saw one this year flying above the cemetery behind Seale Funeral Home on Range Ave. in Denham Springs.
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