White-Tailed Kites Observed in Yolo County, California
Journal
Condor
Volume
39
Issue
3 (May-June)
Year
1937
Pages
132
Section
From Field and Study
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White-tailed Kites Observed in Yolo County, California
A pair of White-tailed Rites (Elanus leucurus) has been observed upon several occasions on Merritt Island, along the Sacramento River in the southeastern corner of Yolo County. For the past ten or more years these birds have lived as permanent residents in and near a small group of white oak trees standing in the open alfalfa fields away from the wooded bank of the river. No young birds of the species have ever been identified positively, but two large nests may be observed in the largest oak tree. Earlier in the season a young hawk was seen which I tentatively identified as an immature kite.
Alice Quick
Berkeley, California, February 26, 1937
