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Date: 9/13/25 12:37 pm From: Roy Adolphson <roydjoy47...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Mississippi Kites & friend??? ID needed
Checkerboard underwing pattern and orangish or rusty streaks on chest are consistent with Merlin. Size would be slightly larger than a Kestrel and smaller than MIKI. Roy Adolphson Polk County (DSM) On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD < <ia-bird...> wrote: > Here’s another better shot of our mystery guy slightly smaller than female > kite. > > -- > Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> > To search for an unfamiliar location, go to > https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx > This list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union - > https://iowabirds.org/ - with membership open to all people interested in > the birds of Iowa. Join today at https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Membership.aspx. > > IOU Code of Birding Ethics - https://iowabirds.org/Pages.aspx?pg=6 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "IA-BIRD" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ia-bird+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<87B0BC09-E9BB-49BB-92BC-6554F92239B7...> > . > > Sent from Jill’s iPhone. > > > On Sep 13, 2025, at 8:50 AM, 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD < > <ia-bird...> wrote: > > > > The family of Kites are busy feeding baby at 2904 e 39th Ct right now. > Chris T & I think this is a Merlin. I saw the orangish chest? Can anyone > confirm? > > > > -- > > Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> > > To search for an unfamiliar location, go to > https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx > > This list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union - > https://iowabirds.org/ - with membership open to all people interested in > the birds of Iowa. Join today at https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Membership.aspx > . > > IOU Code of Birding Ethics - https://iowabirds.org/Pages.aspx?pg=6 > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "IA-BIRD" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to ia-bird+<unsubscribe...> > > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<1CC6D5B8-4FE5-40DD-9B70-DC6A7916B37A...> > . > > <IMG_3171.jpeg> > > > > Sent from Jill’s iPhone. > > > > -- > > Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> > > To search for an unfamiliar location, go to > https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx > > This list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union - > https://iowabirds.org/ - with membership open to all people interested in > the birds of Iowa. Join today at https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Membership.aspx > . > > IOU Code of Birding Ethics - https://iowabirds.org/Pages.aspx?pg=6 > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "IA-BIRD" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to ia-bird+<unsubscribe...> > > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<1CC6D5B8-4FE5-40DD-9B70-DC6A7916B37A...> > . > > -- > Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> > To search for an unfamiliar location, go to > https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx > This list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union - > https://iowabirds.org/ - with membership open to all people interested in > the birds of Iowa. Join today at https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Membership.aspx. > > IOU Code of Birding Ethics - https://iowabirds.org/Pages.aspx?pg=6 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "IA-BIRD" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ia-bird+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<87B0BC09-E9BB-49BB-92BC-6554F92239B7...> > . > -- Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> To search for an unfamiliar location, go to https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx This list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union - https://iowabirds.org/ - with membership open to all people interested in the birds of Iowa. Join today at https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Membership.aspx. IOU Code of Birding Ethics - https://iowabirds.org/Pages.aspx?pg=6 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "IA-BIRD" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ia-bird+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/CAL-%3DfBJYbKc%<2BxZSAWRgwxc5bB5WE2NFqEwfMiGrT19G2PwT2LQ...>

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