{"id":216,"date":"2012-05-29T01:13:52","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T01:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=216"},"modified":"2012-05-29T19:25:01","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T23:25:01","slug":"mississippi-kites-in-orange-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=216","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Kites In Orange County!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I made it out to Sterling Forest State Park in Tuxedo New York this evening to try to see the Mississippi Kites that had been seen there over the last several days. I would like to thank all the folks from the Edgar A. Mearns Bird Club who posted about the kites. I was not disappointed in the least! I was there for an hour and a half and both birds where present almost the entire time. I watched as they ate dragonflies and also got to see them mate on two separate occasions! What a great day of birding! Here&#8217;s some photos:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9190.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-217\" title=\"_MG_9190\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9190-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9190-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9190-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9190.jpg 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Male Missippi Kite at Sterling Forest State Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8866.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-218\" title=\"_MG_8866\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8866-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8866-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8866-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8866-446x300.jpg 446w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8866.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Female Missippi Kite at Sterling Forest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8757.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-219\" title=\"_MG_8757\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8757-1024x729.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8757-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8757-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8757-421x300.jpg 421w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8757.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sharing a dragonfly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8816.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-220\" title=\"_MG_8816\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8816-1024x730.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8816-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8816-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8816-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8816.jpg 1216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8971.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-221\" title=\"_MG_8971\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8971.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"1009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8971.jpg 675w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8971-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_92761.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-224\" title=\"_MG_9276\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_92761-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_92761-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_92761-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_92761-448x300.jpg 448w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_92761.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong>May 29, 2012 &#8211; Here&#8217;s a few more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8727.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-235\" title=\"_MG_8727\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8727-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8727-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8727-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8727-448x300.jpg 448w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_8727.jpg 1253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sharing a dragonfly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9097.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-236\" title=\"_MG_9097\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9097-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9097-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9097-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9097-421x300.jpg 421w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9097.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the best shot I got of them mating.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-237\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-237\" title=\"_MG_9231\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9231-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9231-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9231-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_9231.jpg 1165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dragonfly snack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made it out to Sterling Forest State Park in Tuxedo New York this evening to try to see the Mississippi Kites that had been seen there over the last several days. I would like to thank all the folks from the Edgar A. Mearns Bird Club who posted about the kites. I was not &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=216\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mississippi Kites In Orange County!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,15,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-orangecounty","category-rarities","category-sterlforest"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5i3kT-3u","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=216"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":234,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216\/revisions\/234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}