Mississippi Kite - Jackson County Saturday

[Don Henise]

We arrived at the Haehnle Sanctuary Overlook at 2:00 pm and Vince Ste-Marie
and his family were there and had the Mississippi Kite in view. For the next
hour and a half the kite worked back and forth over the marsh. At times it
would stay up high above the trees on the horizon and at other times it
dropped low over the marsh below the treeline. Twice during that time the
bird was lost from sight only to reappear a few minutes later. Most often it
was at a distance where a spotting scope was needed for a satisfactory view.
At around 3:30 the bird was lost behind trees as it flew to the south (to
the right as you view from the lookout area). It had flown that way one of
those earlier times it had disappeared from sight. This time, however, it
had not reappeared before we left the lookout about 4:15. Several other
birders had arrived in time to enjoy the bird.

 
 
Don & Robyn Henise

Librarians
New Tribes Bible Institute
Jackson, MI
don_henise at ntm.org