Date: 6/16/25 4:11 pm From: Scott Marnoy via groups.io <gopherus2...> Subject: [LACoBirds] Swallow-tailed Kite Wing Mark
We were fortunate enough to see the Swallow-tailed Kite at Ken Molloy Harbor Regional Park today. All of my photos show a lucency in the right wing at the base of the 1st primary. It is probably from a projectile. It may be a useful identifying feature if the bird is seen in the future.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S251160244
Scott Marnoy
Claremont, CAScott Marnoy
Field Trip Chair
Pomona Valley Audubon
951.217.8251
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