Readers often email me this time of year, sometimes with accompanying photos, to find out the identity of a sleek, grayish, hawklike bird. What they are usually seeing is a Mississippi kite, and ...

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 ...

Rockford's minor league baseball team changed its name this year, morphing from RiverHawks to Aviators. The new name recalls the city's bit role in aviation history. It wasn't a bad choice. I suspect, ...

There is nothing more spectacular, and probably underappreciated, than the sight of a Mississippi kite soaring effortlessly above the Southern Illinois landscape in search of insects. It was that ...

In 2009, area birders were excited about the discovery of a pair of Mississippi kites that set up a nesting territory near Providence Spring Elementary School. The soaring birds could be easily seen ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A homeowner in Midlothian was in for a surprise when they found out the “baby owl” they spotted in their backyard was actually a species of bird that didn’t belong in Virginia.

A Mississippi kite nest was found with one chick, and at least three adults were seen in the same area in Newmarket on July 23.This sighting was included in the New Hampshire Audubon's rare bird alert ...

Readers often email me this time of year, sometimes with accompanying photos, to find out the identity of a sleek, grayish, hawklike bird. What they are usually seeing is a Mississippi kite, and ...