At one point in time, the swallow-tailed kite bird was a common species in the Great Plains, including eastern Wyoming. But Dr. Charles Preston, the former curator of the Draper Natural History Museum, said they no longer are found in this region. “They’ve disappeared now. You won’t be able to find a swallow-tailed kite here […]
American swallow-tailed kite
Treasures from Our West: America swallow-tailed kite
Treasures from Our West American swallow-tailed kite The American swallow-tailed kite is a bird of prey related to other kites, eagles, hawks, and falcons. Prior to 1900, the swallow-tailed kite bred in the United States from the Gulf Coast north through most of Minnesota and west into the Great Plains of the American West. The […]