Mississippi Kite (still) - Jackson County - Sat., May 16, 2:45pm

[Mike Sefton]

Birders,
  Lathe Claflin called at 2:45pm to say that the previously reported Mississippi Kite is still being seen at the Haehnle Sanctuary in Jackson County.  Directions below.
Mike Sefton
Ann Arbor
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--- On Fri, 5/15/09, Lathe Claflin <lathe.claflin at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Lathe Claflin <lathe.claflin at gmail.com>
> Subject: Mississippi Kite still
> To: "birders" <birders at umich.edu>, "mich-listers" <mich-listers at envirolink.org>, "se-mi-birdlist" <se-mi-birdlist at umich.edu>
> Date: Friday, May 15, 2009, 4:31 PM
> All,
> Gary Siegrist, who saw the bird early, reports that the
> kite is still
> being seen over the marsh as of 4:27 PM.  Follow Mike
> S's directions
> to Haehnle Sanctuary and walk up to the kiosk at the top of
> the
> observation hill.  Look N over Mud Lake marsh
> area.  The bird is
> hunting insects (cool to watch) out over the marsh,
> sometimes close
> and sometimes as distant as the far tree line.  A
> scope is helpful.
> Lathe
> 
> Lathe Claflin
> eastern Jackson County

Mississippi Kite - Jackson County - Fri., May 15, 2:40pmFriday, May 15, 2009 3:10 PM
From: "Mike Sefton" <mseft at yahoo.com>
To: "Mich. listers" <mich-listers at envirolink.org>

Birders,
  Lathe Claflin just called to report an adult Mississippi Kite at the Phyllis Haenle Sanctuary, 6 miles NE of Jackson, MI on Seymour Road.  The bird was found about 1pm by Robyn and Don Henise, and was also seen by Lathe, Gary Siegrist, and the Hoffmans.  Still present at 2:40pm when Lathe called.  The bird is circling over the marsh, sometimes near, sometimes far, sometimes out o' sight behind the tree line.  It has been seen munching dragonflies on the wing.  Wow.
  Exit I-94 at Race Rd., go west at Seymour Rd., the sanctuary is on the north side of Seymour.  A scope is very helpful, though the bird is sometimes close enough to ID with bins.
Mike Sefton
Ann Arbor
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