Date: 8/23/26 7:10 am From: Jeff Keating <jffkeats...> Subject: Re: Keep an eye to the sky!
To add to Chuck's post, and keep an eye high to the sky. We've seen several
instances where in a kettle of kites, the swallow-tailed kite is much
higher than the others, sometimes just a white speck that you need
binoculars to identify!
Jeff Keating
On Sat, Aug 22, 2026 at 10:36 PM Chuck Otte <
<00001b0b31b1d152-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> Since the first of August there have been 4 Swallow-tailed Kites reported
> in
> Kansas, three with photographs. The locations have been Cherokee County,
> Pottawatomie County, Douglas County and Cowley County. The last two
> were just today.
>
> If you look at the current era Swallow-tailed Kite records for Kansas, a
> majority of them have been from the month of August. Their distinctive
> form
> makes them quite hard to miss! But you have to be looking up! It isn't
> uncommon for them to be in the company of Mississippi Kites - if you see
> some Mississippi Kites - keep looking!!
>
> Chuck
>
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