Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis

The Mississippi kite is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Mississippi kites have narrow, pointed wings and are graceful in flight, often appearing to float in the air. It is common to see several circling in the same area. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 70,004 times across 31 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 31°C (typically 29 to 32°C, from 17 areas). That holds across 20° of latitude, which suggests its timing follows temperature more than the calendar.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.