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Fw: kites






 Our Sunday hunt for kites paid off. Distant sightings of
 MK just east of the NC11 bridge over the CapeFear
 whet our appetite. We then parked ourselves for several 
 hours at the LockOne picnic tables and watched 4-7pm.
 (Current seemed too swift for comfortable kayaking)
In that time period we saw:(sunny&hot,20% cumuli&cirri)

 MKite         -several sightings flying close to treetops
 SKite          - one sighting of a pair in high overflight
 TVulture      -at least 6
 BVulture      - at least 3
WIbis          -one plus four flying high downstream
 WoodStork  -one flying high downstream
 Anhinga        -one circling several times
 GrEgret         -several flying both directions
 GBH             -one in flight
 others seen/heard nearby:
 orchard oriole
 red-eyed vireo
 kingfisher
 crested flycatcher
 bluebird
 chipping sparrow
 bobwhite
 barn swallow
 chimney swift
 purple martin
 GH owl
 mockingbird
 but no prothonataries w/i hearing distance!
 
 Willem&Ngaire van Eck
Cary NC 919/380-1202