| Appearance | Mississippi kites are slim birds about 14″ long. They’re dark gray with a light gray to white head, red eyes, and light gray on the tips of the wings. |
| Diet | Large flying insects, frogs, lizards, snakes, and small birds & mammals. |
| Feeder Food | They don’t visit feeders. |
| Habitat | Generally found within shelterbelts (linear plantings of multiple rows of trees or shrubs established for environmental purposes such as protecting farmsteads and livestock areas), towns, and backyards within their range. |
| Nesting | Mississippi kites nest in trees, often at the edge of a woodlot. They have 1 brood/season and 2 eggs/brood. Incubation is for 29-32 days and fledglings leave the nest at about 25-30 days. |
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