Comments on: Kites! http://www.brewsterslinnet.com/nature/birding/2008/06/17/kites.html nature and stuff Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:29:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jason http://www.brewsterslinnet.com/nature/birding/2008/06/17/kites.html/comment-page-1#comment-397 jason Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:34:03 +0000 http://www.brewsterslinnet.com/?p=183#comment-397 Being February, I'd say it's extremely unlikely that it was one of the kites, which should still be out of the country for another month or so (then again, it was extremely unlikely that they'd in New Hampshire to begin with...). I'm not sure from your description as to what it could be, but the most common hawks this time of year are the Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, and maybe a Northern Harrier. And as was just pointed out to me, Peregrine Falcon. I'll pass this on to Steve. Being February, I’d say it’s extremely unlikely that it was one of the kites, which should still be out of the country for another month or so (then again, it was extremely unlikely that they’d in New Hampshire to begin with…). I’m not sure from your description as to what it could be, but the most common hawks this time of year are the Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, and maybe a Northern Harrier. And as was just pointed out to me, Peregrine Falcon.
I’ll pass this on to Steve.

]]> By: Muriel Moore http://www.brewsterslinnet.com/nature/birding/2008/06/17/kites.html/comment-page-1#comment-396 Muriel Moore Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:37:04 +0000 http://www.brewsterslinnet.com/?p=183#comment-396 Last summer I saw the Kites many times, and I think I know what they look like. Last Tuesday (2/17/2009) as I drove South on Rte. 4 near Dover Point I was shocked to see a very large "hawk-like" bird on my right, high in a tree. It was spreading it's wings, so the breast feathers were not visible to me for more than a fleeting second, however, with the sun out that day it looked white, could easily have been Light grey. I stopped to turn around to get a better look, but with traffic there wasn't a good place to do so...so I took out my guide book to see if there was another hawk that it could have been. I really think I was looking at the Kite born in Newmarket whose parents left a couple of weeks before I stopped seeing him in the late Autumn. I have been trying to locate Steve Meyerick with whom I had talked late in September shortly after the chick fledged, but I don't know what I did with his emails. There haven't been many days as beautiful as last Tuesday since...so I haven't seen the bird again...when I do...I now know where I can park so see it with my binocs. Anyone have any thoughts as to the sighting? This bird was huge...hawk beak, grey feathers on body with slightly darker wing tips...the breast is my major not sure due to the sun. Any comments contact web master for my email address. Last summer I saw the Kites many times, and I think I know what they look like. Last Tuesday (2/17/2009) as I drove South on Rte. 4 near Dover Point I was shocked to see a very large “hawk-like” bird on my right, high in a tree. It was spreading it’s wings, so the breast feathers were not visible to me for more than a fleeting second, however, with the sun out that day it looked white, could easily have been Light grey. I stopped to turn around to get a better look, but with traffic there wasn’t a good place to do so…so I took out my guide book to see if there was another hawk that it could have been. I really think I was looking at the Kite born in Newmarket whose parents left a couple of weeks before I stopped seeing him in the late Autumn.

I have been trying to locate Steve Meyerick with whom I had talked late in September shortly after the chick fledged, but I don’t know what I did with his emails.

There haven’t been many days as beautiful as last Tuesday since…so I haven’t seen the bird again…when I do…I now know where I can park so see it with my binocs.

Anyone have any thoughts as to the sighting? This bird was huge…hawk beak, grey feathers on body with slightly darker wing tips…the breast is my major not sure due to the sun.

Any comments contact web master for my email address.

]]> By: Nate http://www.brewsterslinnet.com/nature/birding/2008/06/17/kites.html/comment-page-1#comment-38 Nate Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:49:47 +0000 http://www.brewsterslinnet.com/?p=183#comment-38 Nice photos! They remind me of the Kites I used to see in the Midwest, they'd nest right in the middle of town. They seem to really take to the open parks and yards with mature trees. Nice photos! They remind me of the Kites I used to see in the Midwest, they’d nest right in the middle of town. They seem to really take to the open parks and yards with mature trees.

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