Swallow-tailed and Mississippi kites will sail over local neighborhoods in the next few weeks on their migratory journey to their South American wintering grounds. They glide, turn and twist through ...

Many people don’t know about a small raptor known as the Mississippi kite. It is a graceful bird worth admiring. And it’s making a comeback. This raptor is about the size of a peregrine falcon. Its ...

David Clark got a rare photo of a Mississippi kite that is one of six that have been hanging out together in the Greenbrier section of Chesapeake. “They are such graceful fliers, and I love the ...

Now that it’s the last week of May the spring migration of raptors is almost done around here. Actually it’s been mostly over for a few weeks except for a late hawk or osprey here and there. Recently, ...