ML44620161
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In response to your request for more information, I photographed this Kite carrying a rodent to an unknown destination. The kite was photographed on Wednesday at the same location. After kiting it dropped quickly into an alfalfa field and came up with the rodent. I only saw one Kite on Wednesday. I did not see two Kites until Friday.
Observation details
Both Kites arrived at the field at the same time on Friday Jan. 6, kited the field in search of prey, then perched close to each other. I'll submit a photo of them perched in the same tree. And a photo of one in flight. This is the first time I've heard of two kites in Maricopa County at the same time and associating with one another. The field is in or near the city of Goodyear, AZ. A Kite had been reported about half a mile to the west of this location by Caleb Strand in the last couple of months followed by Lindsay Story. I believe this is the first documented instance of two kites being seen certainly this season. Both kites arrived at the same time, hunted in the same field and perched on the same general location. One picture below shows them perched together in a tree at the edge of the field. I also saw them perched in a low bush, but could not get a picture.
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