On July 9, an officer with the Henrico Animal Protection department found a young raptor – a nestling, not yet able to fly or fend for itself – on the side of the road. With no trees or sign of a nest ...

HAYS, Kan. (KSNW) — Fort Hays State University has a warning for anyone walking across campus — be alert for attacks from above. A pair of Mississippi kites is nesting in a tree between Forsyth ...

Sleek, graceful, pearly-gray 15-inch-long falcon-like birds with three-foot wingspans, black tails and red eyes — Mississippi kites, as the name suggests, typically inhabit southern climes. In 2007, ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — More than a dozen Mississippi Kites have called the Coastal Bend home after being displaced by Hurricane Beryl back in July, but today they were ready for release! The ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A wildlife rehabilitation facility is urging residents to pay close attention to the birds in their trees, and to not take action against them. WildCare Oklahoma says in the ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AGFC) - This week's bird will be the Mississippi Kite. This is a graceful, medium-sized hawk with long wings and a squared tail that is common throughout central, southern, and ...

WHO: Taquito the baby bird. WHAT: A lost Mississippi kite hatchling is wrapped in a flour tortilla and saved. WHY IT’S SO GREAT: We here at Texas Monthly are smitten with animals. Our regular ...

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 ...

National Kite Flying Day is celebrated annually on February 8. It is a day to step into the great outdoors, feel the winter breeze, and connect with nature through the simple beauty of flying colorful ...

Most common in central and western Oklahoma, Mississippi Kites are becoming more widespread in eastern Oklahoma, including the Tulsa area, according to Dan Reinking, senior biologist at the Sutton ...