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Index of Subjects Dear Ulli, Clarence et al., White-tailed Kite is the current name of the former Black-shouldered Kite in North America. Older field-guides list the species by the latter name. White-tailed Kites are mainly southwestern, but there is a small population in Florida, and there are some overshoot records from the northeastern USA in spring and summer. Having said all that, the last Kite that I followed up on turned out to be a male Northern Harrier. So some caution is advisable. Eric On 28 Apr 2007 at 9:09, Ulli Hoeger wrote: > > 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 > > > 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 > > > > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos.
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