It's been an exhausting endeavor yesterday doing the birdathon yesterday ( 12 hours!)that today I need a full day for rest. Hence no writing posts today. But there is one species that grabbed the news yesterday into today; Mississippi Kites.
On Saturday this mega species was spotted by one of the teams ( whole my team was in Floyd Bennett field) in Prospect, by birder Anthony T .who has exceptional sight all older guys wished they had. Late in the day Anthony spotted a Mississippi Kite over Prospects Nethermead and identified it correctly even based on a long distance photo. Later the that team went to Long meadow where by the Sparrow bowl, the same or maybe another kite flew overhead. Such an exciting moment. Although one was spotted last May 21st, kites are very rare.
But the past week has seen an influx of this species . Most of the sightings been over Green-Wood cemetery and yet again today another Miss Kite!
So keep those eyes peeled to the sky!
I hope to render an account of our team effort of yesterdays effort soon but I will say we tallied 107 species,many of them heard in the dense foliage. As a " Project Manager" 😆 I got the right guys for the job.. Thanks Ryan ,Tom and Ed, it was a great pleasure and great fun... especially slow paced for my personal celebration.
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"Birds chirping around you is a beautiful realization that life is incredibly good. Let this sound be a gentle break in your routine." ― Hiral Nagda
