Mississippi Kites
About this episode
This episode explores the elegant Mississippi Kite, a raptor that nests colonially in the southern United States.
The Mississippi Kite is one of America's most elegant raptors. These dove-gray birds spend the summer hunting over plains and woodlands in the southern United States. They often nest colonially — unusual for hawks — with a half-dozen pairs in sight of one another in a grove of tall trees. By nesting
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