Mississippi Kites, Morgan and Washington Counties

[Nathan Pieplow]

Hi all,

Will Anderson and I did a little birding on the northeast plains this morning. Will saw a Mississippi Kite over the dam at Prewitt, and we both saw a pair of adult kites in the town of Brush, along highway 71 about five blocks south of Interstate 76. I was unaware that kites had extended their summer range into Morgan County, but from eBird reports it seems they've been around in Fort Morgan and Brush for a few years now. I thought I'd mention our sighting in case other people are in the area and can confirm nesting.

Nathan Pieplow

Boulder

[The Nunn Guy]

Hi all

Quite the expansion through the years ... CO Mississippi Kite eBird.

Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland