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Hello,
The reported sighting of a possible Black shouldered Kite raised a few questions.
The Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) appears to be a resident of Australia. Close relatives are the Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) of North Africa/Southern Europe and the White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) found in Central America. All three appear to be very similar in their appearance and the first two were once even considered subspecies.
Given the similarities in appearance I would be interested in details of the description which led to the name tag for the bird and excluded other possibilities (simply for the fact that I am the seasonal editor of the section in question for NSBirds).
All three Elanus species would are very unlikely sightings in NS, but the Australian Black-shouldered would be the least expected one. Not sure how common those kites are as pets or in wildlife collections so that there is the possibility of an escaped individual. The White-tailed Kite would be at least a resident of this continent.
Sure and interesting report and I hope for further news on it. After all, birds have wings and some know how to use them efficiently.
Cheers
Ulli
Clarence Stevens <birder_ca@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi All, I just hung up the phone from Adrienne Maynard who gave a perfect
description of a Black shouldered Kite that was at her place in Williamswood on
Wednesday. Unfortunately the bird has not been seen again. However if it does
resurface there she promises to report immediately. I am passing this report
along in hopes that it might be rediscovered somewhere else, perhaps further
along the coast. I would expect that Tom Kavanaugh's place in Canso or the
nearby Chapel Gully Park would be on the list of good places to check. - Cheers
& Good Luck, Clarence
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Hello,<br><br>The reported sighting of a possible Black shouldered Kite raised a few questions.<br><br>The Black-shouldered Kite (<i>Elanus axillaris) </i>appears to be a resident of Australia. Close relatives are the Black-winged Kite (<i>Elanus caeruleus</i>) of North Africa/Southern Europe and the White-tailed Kite <span style="font-style: italic;">(Elanus leucurus) </span>found in Central America. All three appear to be very similar in their appearance and the first two were once even considered subspecies. <br><br>Given the similarities in appearance I would be interested in details of the description which led to the name tag for the bird and excluded other possibilities (simply for the fact that I am the seasonal editor of the section in question for NSBirds). <br><br>All three Elanus species would are very unlikely sightings in NS, but the Australian Black-shouldered would be the least expected one. Not sure how common those kites are as pets
or in wildlife collections so that there is the possibility of an escaped individual. The White-tailed Kite would be at least a resident of this continent.<br><br>Sure and interesting report and I hope for further news on it. After all, birds have wings and some know how to use them efficiently.<br><br>Cheers<br><br>Ulli<br><br> <br><br><b><i>Clarence Stevens <birder_ca@yahoo.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Hi All, I just hung up the phone from Adrienne Maynard who gave a perfect<br>description of a Black shouldered Kite that was at her place in Williamswood on<br>Wednesday. Unfortunately the bird has not been seen again. However if it does<br>resurface there she promises to report immediately. I am passing this report<br>along in hopes that it might be rediscovered somewhere else, perhaps further<br>along the coast. I would expect that Tom
Kavanaugh's place in Canso or the<br>nearby Chapel Gully Park would be on the list of good places to check. - Cheers<br>& Good Luck, Clarence <br><br><br> Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca<br><br></blockquote><br><p> 
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