

Hudsonian Godwit, Buff-breasted Sandpiper.The birds are really hard to understand because they’re hard to put your hands on, Whitehead says. White-tailed Kites have a relatively small range in the U.S., only occurring in Texas and along the Pacific Coast up to Oregon. They are rare but regular vagrants north of their. Nor did anyone know how many birds remained or where exactly they flew when they migrated south. Swallow-tailed Kites are beginning to return to former breeding areas, especially in east Texas and Louisiana. Warblers, warblers everywhere, anywhere you look! By 1940, the kite’s range had shrunk to seven states, from South Carolina to Texasand the reason was unclear.

(23 birders registered on site after online cut-off) These kites travel northward in huge, spiraling kettles and their movements are closely tied to the weather. Continental Blvd, and while many of the instances appear to be fly-bys, some residents are reporting birds running directly into them, and even drawing blood. Along with Broad-winged Hawks, almost the entire population of Mississippi Kites migrant through southern Texas twice per year April is the peak time to see them coming through, and I saw 2300 during 10 days. The birds, identified as Mississippi Kites, have been attacking passersby in the Timarron neighborhood off E. The one thing making this festival so outstanding was the sheer numbers of individuals of each speci es so easy to find and see up close! Two rainy fronts (luckily mostly at night) grounded the neo tropic migrants up and down the coast. A Southlake neighborhood has been terrorized by a pair of territorial birds attacking walkers, runners, and bikers since late May.
