Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2026 07:30 by Ant Tab
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S342818175
- Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "‘Tis the season! Northbound over lake just before 8:30, initially very distant and high up, but gradually dropped down and picked up speed as it approached the peninsula and headed towards the Nethermead. Immature, with banded tail and splotchy underwings. Overall gray raptor with pointed wings and short P10. Photos."
- Reported May 20, 2026 07:30 by Ant Tab
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S342818175
- Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "‘Tis the season! Northbound over lake just before 8:30, initially very distant and high up, but gradually dropped down and picked up speed as it approached the peninsula and headed towards the Nethermead. Immature, with banded tail and splotchy underwings. Overall gray raptor with pointed wings and short P10. Photos."
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2026 09:20 by E R
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S3
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Yay! SW bound over sparrow bowl just before noon- distinctive shape with pointy wings popped out right away, and I watched it glide down out of sight behind the trees to my west. Wasn’t super high up. One day later than my May 19 sighting last year, and not too surprising given the many sightings today regionally, including to our north, and one seen by Ant here this morning over the lake. Interesting that it was headed S with winds from the SW. (Ant’s was northbound) This May 19-22 window has a lot of records!"
"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson
"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"
David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th
"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"
David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th
