White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus

Abundance: Common
Season: Year round
Habitat: Seen most often in flight; Riparian; Upland
Breeding status: Breeds at or near Upper Newport Bay


Slide #16.01.22 - Adult in flight with nesting material (Feb 16). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.


Slide #16.01.01 - Juvenile (date?). Photograph © Warren Lemey. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.