I know that someone mentioned the kite near Porter and at Brady Loop last
week, but I thought I would offer a heads up about a white-tailed kite
that Natalie and I watched for 30-40 minutes as it hunted over the
western edge of the Mima Mounds Natural Area west of Littlerock. There
was no mistaking the hovering kite as the sun broke through the misty
clouds and highlighted the bright, white fanned tail feathers as it
hunted the pimpled prairie. The kite even co-operated with my going back
to the car to get the scope while it sat at the top of a small tree along
Bordeaux Road at the western edge of the Mima Mounds.

Despite the rain throughout the day, a host of other birds were around,
including what appeared to be a northern shrike at the top of a bush
along Littlerock Road and a host of raptors - red-tailed hawks, one or
two northern harriers and an immature bald eagle - near the Mima Mounds area.

Now we are off to Westport and Tokeland areas tomorrow...

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