Swallow-tailed kite pre-migration mega-roost

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Swallow-tailed kite pre-migration mega-roost

Fires when in season Jul 1 - Aug 10; localize the active roost via eBird high counts

Photograph Tom Lazar · CC0

July through August, peaking July. The notch is October.

No date. in season or not — this one is decided by the weather, not by the calendar, so the honest answer is a month rather than a day.

Where: Fisheating Creek
Drive: 115 minutes from Lakeland
In season: July through August
Peak: July
Certainty: in season or not
Drone: no

From the field

2,500-5,000 birds; a once-a-year spectacle aligned with the July doldrums.

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