Mississippi Kites in Rockville

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gojane...@gmail.com

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Jul 5, 2021, 9:05:28 PM7/5/21
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Hi all. Just wanted to find out-is this the first nesting pair ever in MD?  Thanks in advance. 

Kurt Schwarz

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Jul 5, 2021, 9:08:54 PM7/5/21
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First, per guidelines, please provide name and county.   

I have been told by reliable parties that there was one previous nesting but it was kept secret.

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Hi all. Just wanted to find out-is this the first nesting pair ever in MD?  Thanks in advance. 

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James Tyler Bell

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Jul 5, 2021, 10:13:54 PM7/5/21
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MIKIs have nested in Calvert County now for three years in a row starting in 2019. The location has been kept private because it is in someone's yard and the only way to see the nest is from their backyard and their dogs go nuts.


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Wendy Kates

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Jul 8, 2021, 3:11:57 PM7/8/21
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Can someone describe specifically where at Beall Elementary the kite nest is located?

Thanks!
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Paul O'Brien

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Jul 8, 2021, 3:41:31 PM7/8/21
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Sure.  There is  row of trees along Lynch, running from the entrance to the school parking lot north to a point opposite the end of Carr (my old neighborhood).  The next to last tree on the north end is the nest tree.  It is best seen from the paved play area and is some 8 to 10 feet down from the top  of the tree.  It is well hidden and you may have to move around a bit to find a spot where you can see through the branches.  Good luck.

Paul O'Brien
Rockville, MD


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Chas Argent

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Jul 8, 2021, 3:45:59 PM7/8/21
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Wendy, see attached.

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Kurt Schwarz

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Jul 8, 2021, 4:22:30 PM7/8/21
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If you find the nearest hopscotch diagram, stand a few feet behind it. Find the tallest poplar. The nest is in the shorter tree to its right. From that vantage you should see a window just below the top to the left of the main trunk. The nest is in that window. My thanks to the other birder whose name I’ve forgotten.

Kurt Schwarz
Howard County.

Hugh David Fleischmann

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Jul 9, 2021, 12:45:06 PM7/9/21
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Thanks everyone for the great directions.  Both adults arrived after about 10 minutes. One adult landed on nest to feed baby and the other adult circled above, keeping an eye on Mom and baby. 
Very cool to watch. 



Awesome Birding in 2021!

H. David Fleischmann 

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Wendy Kates

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Jul 9, 2021, 1:30:08 PM7/9/21
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I second the thank you for the great directions!

Wendy

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Thanks everyone for the great directions.  Both adults arrived after about 10 minutes. One adult landed on nest to feed baby and the other adult circled above, keeping an eye on Mom and baby. 
Very cool to watch. 

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Annette Jeffers

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Jul 12, 2021, 9:29:42 AM7/12/21
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Is there a paved path or smooth surface for someone in a knee scooter to see this nest?  If not, are the parents feeding most of the day?
Would like to see these life birds!
Thanks
Annette Jeffers
Frederick

Hugh David Fleischmann

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Jul 12, 2021, 4:14:01 PM7/12/21
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The viewing spot, of the actual nest, is about 20 feet from the parking lot, on a flat piece of ground. Can’t recall if there is a ramp. I would think a knee scooter should be able to get over the curb. 

Good luck.  

Awesome Birding in 2021!

H. David Fleischmann 

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