The White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) is a common resident of Central California, where I recorded these in the Elkhorn Slough wildlife refuge, near Moss Landing, California. This sample is a pair of breeding adults.
This example illustrates their "whistle-croak" call common in this species (don't confuse their croak, immediately after the whistle, with the tree frogs also in this recording). While this was recorded, the pair of Kites was hassling a Great Egret which had apparently decided to sit too close to their chosen nesting site.
This example illustrates their "whistle-croak" call common in this species (don't confuse their croak, immediately after the whistle, with the tree frogs also in this recording). While this was recorded, the pair of Kites was hassling a Great Egret which had apparently decided to sit too close to their chosen nesting site. (MP3 format)
