Two updates:1. A stakeout hotspot is now set up for eBirders to use. If you've already seen it, please consider replacing your personal location with the new hotspot by opening your personal location from your list and tapping on MOVE. Then select the button for "stakeout Swallow-tailed Kite" and save it.2. At least one bird was seen around noon today. Patty McLean
-------- Original message --------From: Patty McLean <plm108...> Date: 9/2/25 8:29 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Lance Runion <lancerad2000...>, <ARBIRD-L...> Subject: RE: Swallow-tailed Kite-yes Correction. We only saw two adults. After we looked at Michael's photos, we determined the juvenile was a young Mississippi and not a Swallow-tailed. We should have figured that out in the field but those beautiful adults flying overhead, nabbing bugs and entertaining us so magically, won most of our attention. A wonderful treat.Patty and Michael -------- Original message --------From: Patty McLean <plm108...> Date: 9/1/25 12:57 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Lance Runion <lancerad2000...>, <ARBIRD-L...> Subject: RE: Swallow-tailed Kite-yes Michael and I decided to chase this bird today and found THREE of them! Two adults and one juvenile. Two flew over the designated area toward Hwy 124, so we drove down there and were treated to an aerial show with the adults nabbing bugs in flight while the juvenile rested and preened its pretty self. We also met Jarrod Hughes, the original finder of these birds. He's pretty excited to have them in his neck of the woods -- and to get to see them every day, even if just for a short time.Patty McLean and Michael Linz The Roadrunners -------- Original message --------From: Lance Runion <000000d4f8891ec6-dmarc-request...> Date: 9/1/25 11:11 AM (GMT-06:00) To: <ARBIRD-L...> Subject: Swallow-tailed Kite-yes Swallow-tailed Kite is still present at the reported spot in Pope County this morning.Lance RunionLR, ARSent from my iPhone. Please forgive any misspallings or punctuation errors;############################To unsubscribe from the ARBIRD-L list:write to: mailto:<ARBIRD-L-SIGNOFF-REQUEST...> click the following link:http://listserv.uark.edu/scripts/wa-UARKEDU.exe?SUBED1=ARBIRD-L&A=1
