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Date: 9/13/25 12:40 pm From: 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Mississippi Kites & friend??? ID needed
thanks so much!!! I wanted to make sure because it is a Lifer for me and Chris! Jill Armentrout <sammiesibemom...> Olivia - Barynuk’s You’re The One That I Want CGC Benny - CH Barynuk’s What Have I done! CGC TKN BCAT BN RN LucyLou - CH Barynuk’s Black Magic Woman CGC TKN BCAT RN Waiting at the Rainbow Bridge Samantha – Can-CD,U-CDX,U-AGI Brier Patch Farms Samantha CDX, RE,TDI,OAP,OJP,NA,NAJ Thor - MACH Barynuk's God of Thunder CD RE NJP OF Marco Polo – CH MACH3 Barynuk’s God of Lightning CD OF > On Sep 13, 2025, at 2:37 PM, Roy Adolphson <roydjoy47...> wrote: > > 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...> <mailto:<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...> <mailto:<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...> <mailto:ia-bird%<2Bunsubscribe...>. >> 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...> <mailto:<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...> <mailto:<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. 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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...> <mailto:ia-bird%<2Bunsubscribe...>. >> > 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...> <mailto:<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. 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