Before we are inundated with possible sightings, let's just clarify that "Arctic Kite" is, as far as I am aware, an entirely fictitious name, and any so-called expert in raptors using this term is unlikely to be such. The only thing I can think of that would come close to fitting this name is Rough-legged Hawk, which is hardly an unusual bird around here in the winter in any case, and is neither the size of an eagle nor a kestrel. I suggest we consider more existent species as explanations for our raptor sightings. ;-)
Jay On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Sandy <[email protected]> wrote: > I was driving down rte 79 westward near 1341 e state street just now at > about 8:45 am and saw a falcon-shaped bird, about the size of a kestrel it > smaller with snow-white under belly and under wings. Could not see top side > as it was dive- bombing around in the evergreens behind the houses on the > odd side of the street. It was not flying in a direction but hunting. Tail > was long and retracted for diving. > > Sent from my iPhone > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology [email protected] -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
