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Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis
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Guest 21-Aug-2012 21:14
What do the Missippi kite eat? There's a young one in our trees. Parents are feeding it. Just curious what they survived on? This is in Bowie Tx, even more west of Ft. Worth. Or I guess we really are more north of Ft. Worth!
Bdog 10-Aug-2012 01:26
been seeimg them here in west fort wort for 6 years, i did not know what it was till I looked it up. Thery.er not supposed to be thi far west according to old bird boooks
Guest 15-Jun-2012 00:56
We haave a pair of kites in Ripley, MS. A storm blew a baby kite out of the nest. They are beautiful and graceful. Dr. Rex yancey
Guest 15-Jun-2012 00:55
We haave a pair of kites in Ripley, MS. A storm blew a baby kite out of the nest. They are beautiful and graceful.
gidge 10-Sep-2011 01:50
We had one I think, land in our yard with a hurt wing and I called the bird rescue and I thought he called it a Mississippi mud kite. It was a beautiful gray with ruby red eyes. His beauty was breathtaking.
Donnie Hamblin 03-Aug-2010 16:38
We have a pair of these in our back yard just south of Tupelo that are raising a young one. The two adults are the grey and white, but the young one has the brown areas on it like a Red Tail. These are very magestic and beautiful birds.
Guy 31-Jul-2010 19:07
I have a nest in my front yard in the top of a large live oak tree in a suburban neighborhood in Shreveport, LA. I believe the adult birds are Mississippi Kites or White-tailed kites. They have two young birds that are now fully feathered and look like they are ready to start flying. The adults are beautiful, light grey, with almost white heads. They soar high in the sky when feeding. They look like miniature bald eagles sometimes.
Guest 09-Jul-2010 14:27
I have a pair of birds that I thought might be a pair of young eagles because of the white heads, but now I believe they are kites. One of the birds is darker than the other but they have white head that is very visible as they are flying toward you. They are beautiful.
Corina 25-Oct-2009 16:55
Previous comment: From Andrews, Texas
Corina 25-Oct-2009 16:53
Have a pair that looks similar to this spicies, living in my front and back yard.
Or it could be the White Tailed Kite. I have taken photos of one of the birds, which I believe is the male of the pair.
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