[EBB Sightings] White-Tailed Kites and Kestrel

Birders,

I'm sure Marcy and I are seeing the same White-tailed Kites. They are  
usually near the (not very) greenbelt connecting Norris Canyon Rd and  
Mesa Vista Dr. Though there is likely only one family of kites in the  
area, this is apparently at least the second brood of the year, as  
Skip and I saw a pair of recently fledged kites about a block away 2  
or 3 months ago. We witnessed what was presumably the same pair of  
adults copulating back in February. We also saw a kite carrying  
nesting material and one adult giving a mouse to another adult. They  
seem to be a very prolific and successful pair of kites.

Dennis Braddy
San Ramon


On Sep 18, 2005, at 11:54 AM, Marcy Nylander and Lily wrote:

> Just confirming Dennis Braddy's sighting of white-tailed kites. I am
> assuming that Dennis and I are walking our dogs in the same area -  
> near
> Bollinger Elementary School. If Dennis is walking elsewhere,  
> perhaps San
> Ramon is home to more than 1 family of kites!