
The raptor count this year started last week Thursday, and the first couple of days were actually pretty good with good early flights of Mississippi Kites and Swallow-tailed Kites. No doubt the rain of the preceding days had something to do with this, as backed up raptors were given an opportunity to migrate when the rain cleared. Things have slowed down a bit: I counted in Cardel today, where the most interesting birds were a (resident) juvenile Snail Kite and a Laughing Gull, a fairly rare species here. All morning, an Aplomado Falcon was perched on one of the radio towers in town. Only a few Mississippi Kites today, but several large flocks of Anhingas were seen on migration.
Numbers of Mississippi and Swallow-tailed Kites will start to build rapidly now. Swallow-tailed Kites will peak at the end of the month, while Mississippi Kites will peak one or two weeks later...
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