Project Gutenberg 2010-08-12 Public domain in the USA. 64 Fitch, Henry S. (Henry Sheldon) 1909 2009 Observations on the Mississippi Kite in Southwestern Kansas Produced by Chris Curnow, Tom Cosmas, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Observations on the Mississippi Kite in Southwestern Kansas" by Henry S. Fitch is a scientific publication written in the early 1960s. The book presents an in-depth examination of the Mississippi kite ("Ictinia mississippiensis"), focusing on its ecology and behavior in southwestern Kansas, particularly at Meade State Park. It explores the species' breeding, feeding habits, and social interactions, contributing to the understanding of this bird's role in its environment. The publication details extensive field observations made by Fitch and his family, noting that the Mississippi kite thrives in the unique habitat of the High Plains, which was once treeless but has seen extensive tree planting. The research highlights the kite’s social nature, indicating a lack of territoriality, and emphasizes their reliance on flying insects as a primary food source. The author gathered significant information concerning their breeding cycle, feeding activities, and the factors affecting their populations, including predation and environmental conditions. Overall, this work serves as a critical resource for ornithologists and bird enthusiasts, shedding light on the natural history and conservation of the Mississippi kite in Kansas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mississippi kite Birds -- Kansas QH Text Animal Animals-Wild-Birds Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 71463 71298 2024-09-14T07:15:22.376100 2023-09-14T11:51:56.680907 text/html text/html 67827 2010-08-13T09:00:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 25819 2010-08-13T08:05:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 96946 2024-09-14T07:15:26.306080 application/epub+zip 96291 2024-09-14T07:15:23.903102 application/epub+zip 94830 2024-09-14T07:15:22.981116 application/epub+zip 297225 2024-09-14T07:15:28.087070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284445 2024-09-14T07:15:25.669090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282091 2022-09-15T09:45:22.017564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60461 60341 2024-09-14T07:15:22.090096 2023-09-14T11:51:56.430860 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 60336 2010-08-12T09:13:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 22474 2010-08-13T08:05:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 60335 2010-08-12T09:13:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22454 2010-08-13T08:05:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20644 2024-09-14T07:15:28.222053 application/rdf+xml 25741 2024-09-14T07:15:23.337077 image/jpeg 5011 2024-09-14T07:15:23.157099 image/jpeg 99727 2024-09-14T07:15:22.393082 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia