Mississippi Kite seen briefly soaring over Kittery Point a few minutes
ago, heading northeast toward Seapoint Beach. Sorry, no pics. ID'd by
slender (non-buteo) silhouette, long narrow wings, squarish unfanned tail,
lighter patches before the primaries seen from underneath, but most
definitively by its piercing screams which match this recording.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mississippi_Kite/sounds
Sounds very unusual, but there are some that have been breeding in
Newmarket, NH since 2008, and not far from here.
Phillip Augusta
http://www.fetchingbirds.com
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