> I observed two Mississippi Kites soaring and hunting over Mapletown Road at > various times between 8:45 am and 11:00 am this morning. Shortly after > arriving, I observed one of the adults carrying food for young, flying fairly > low over the road and dropping out of site over the trees. One adult was > later observed actively hunting high up, catching and apparently dropping > butterflies while I watched. Later, an adult perched in a tree near where I > was standing and as I walked along the road to my vehicle, it flew from the > tree towards me and made two ground level passes at the road about 15 feet > from me. I couldn't believe how close it came. There was a small piece of > tree bark in the road that it was swooping at and I guess it mistook that for > an insect. > > Jesse Jaycox > Delmar, NY
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