Re: Swallow-tailed Kite , Lamar today .

[John D]

CO Birders :

   Correction : Swallow-tailed not Scissor-tailed , no wonder ebird gave me a hard time with Scissor-tailed Kite , : offered me Scissor-tailed Flycatcher , Scissor-tailed Nightjar , Scissor-tailed Hummingbird but no Kite .

John Drummond.

-----Original Message-----
From: John D <jxdr...@aol.com>
To: cobirds <cob...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wed, Aug 23, 2017 7:24 pm
Subject: Swallow-tailed Kite , Lamar today .

CO Birders :

   6 intrepid birders got to watch the immature ( 2cnd year  ? ) Swallow-tailed Kite resting in a tree at the intersection of 3rd and Chestnut Street for over an hour preening pretty consistently despite lawn mowing and weed whacking operations taking place in the next yard .  Time of our observations was 8:05 to 9.15 am when we walked away . First observed from the Willow Creek Swim Pool parking lot coming to rest in a tree to the north by Bill Maynard.A drive by search through the streets from 10:10 to 10:30 failed to re find this gem .

John Drummond
Colorado Springs