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My husband and I were hiking in Wild River State Park this morning and
spotted an unusual, large bird soaring gracefully overhead. We watched =
this
bird for quite some time and made note of its distinctive forked tail, =
and
white under markings on its wings and body. When we arrived home, we
quickly got out our bird books to identify this magnificent bird and =
learned
that it was a Swallow-Tailed Kite! There is nothing else that comes =
close
to looking like this bird, and after further research we have discovered
that it is extremely rare to spot one in Minnesota. My husband called =
Wild
River State Park to let them know of our sighting. The naturalist was =
not
in at the time, but they did take down the information to pass on to
him/her.
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We are thrilled to have seen such a beautiful bird - it soared and =
"floated"
like no other bird we've watched - very graceful.
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Anyway, we're nature lovers - not a member of any ornithology group, so =
I
don't know if our sighting will "count" as an official sighting, but we =
did
want to share our excitement with someone that cares!
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Sincerely,
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Colleen & Kevin Almquist
16355 Pleasant Valley Rd
Shafer, MN 55074 =20
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My husband and I were hiking in </span></font><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wild</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>River</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>State =
Park</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> this
morning and spotted an unusual, large bird soaring gracefully =
overhead.
We watched this bird for quite some time and made note of its =
distinctive forked
tail, and white under markings on its wings and body. When we =
arrived
home, we quickly got out our bird books to identify this magnificent =
bird and
learned that it was a Swallow-Tailed Kite! There is nothing else =
that
comes close to looking like this bird, and after further research we =
have
discovered that it is extremely rare to spot one in </span></font><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Minnesota</span></font><font=
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. My
husband called </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wild</span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>River</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>State =
Park</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> to let them
know of our sighting. The naturalist was not in at the time, but =
they did
take down the information to pass on to him/her.</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We are thrilled to have seen such a beautiful bird =
–
it soared and “floated” like no other bird we’ve =
watched –
very graceful.</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Anyway, we’re nature lovers – not a =
member of
any ornithology group, so I don’t know if our sighting will =
“count”
as an official sighting, but we did want to share our excitement with =
someone
that cares!</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sincerely,</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Colleen & Kevin Almquist</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>16355 Pleasant </span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Valley =
Rd</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Shafer</span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>MN</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>55074</span></font><font
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