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Has anyone noticed more Kites this summer?
Posted on 7/29/14 at 10:32 am
Posted on 7/29/14 at 10:32 am
No not this this kind
This kind.
I'm not a bird guy but these birds are fun to watch while they fly. One of the most graceful and agile flyer I have ever seen.
This kind.
I'm not a bird guy but these birds are fun to watch while they fly. One of the most graceful and agile flyer I have ever seen.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 10:37 am to La Place Mike
I think I saw a bunch flying over Jefferson highway yesterday near witters property.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 10:38 am to La Place Mike
Yes
and I haven't really noticed any before
and I haven't really noticed any before
Posted on 7/29/14 at 10:38 am to La Place Mike
Since the Miss River flooded its banks a few yrs ago.
I've only seen one swallow tail though.
But the Miss kites are extremely plentiful in my area now, and this wasn't the case before that flood.
Maybe coincidental?
I've only seen one swallow tail though.
But the Miss kites are extremely plentiful in my area now, and this wasn't the case before that flood.
Maybe coincidental?
Posted on 7/29/14 at 10:41 am to wahoocs
tons of ms kites in nola this year.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 10:49 am to La Place Mike
I have seen them flying along I-12 near Slidell and Covington. There are quite a few of them around my neighborhood in Covington. Two of them were flying, following the road in my subdivision, about 15 yards from the ground. Swooping in and out of each other. It was really cool to watch.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 10:53 am to La Place Mike
2012 was my all time high. None in '13. Only one this year.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 10:57 am to AlxTgr
quote:What part of the state are you in?
2012 was my all time high. None in '13. Only one this year.
I would usually see one starting in 2010 til now. Now it's almost every day I see them.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 10:57 am to AlxTgr
double post
This post was edited on 7/29/14 at 10:58 am
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:01 am to La Place Mike
I have seen at least 9 different birds this year. There is another thread, with a number of sightings... LINK
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:03 am to La Place Mike
quote:CENLA
What part of the state are you in?
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:17 am to wickowick
quote:
There is another thread, with a number of sightings..
I did do a search and found nothing.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:35 am to La Place Mike
There are hundreds of mississippi kites in west in houma. Been noticing them for about 6-7 years now. They come around may and leave around december.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:35 am to La Place Mike
Report your Louisiana sightings to this lady. She is very nice and was really excited to get a report of one in Winn Parish.
LINK
quote:
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.
LINK
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:40 am to mylsuhat
quote:
Yes
and I haven't really noticed any before
Same. 4 in a cypress in my backyard yesterday.
AR
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:41 am to La Place Mike
They're all over the place off Highland by the interstate.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:49 am to SetTheMood
quote:
They're all over the place off Highland by the interstate.
How do they taste?
AR
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:52 am to La Place Mike
I watch for them each year, and honestly this year really doesn't seem much different than most. I've seen scissor tailed kites on 3 of 10 trips through Pierre Part on the way to Morgan City and I see Mississippi Kites nearly every day. I would say that's about the norm for me.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:09 pm to TigerDeacon
I just emailed Jennifer my report.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:13 pm to La Place Mike
It's not Kite, it's Kike!
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