On my first time out, I saw a white-tailed kite.

"I think this is my new favorite bird," Ms. Walker said, pointing to the white-tailed kite.

An elanid kite, sometimes white-tailed kite, is any of several small, long-winged, hovering raptors.

This argument was accepted by the American Ornithologists' Union, so the White-tailed Kite has its original name back.

The White-tailed Kite was rendered almost extinct in California in the 1930s and 1940s by shooting and egg-collecting, but they are now common again.

White-tailed Kites feed principally on rodents, and they are readily seen patrolling or hovering over lowland scrub or grassland.

The White-tailed Kite and the Black-shouldered Kite were formerly included with this species but have since been treated as separate species.

This coastal area is home to many threatened and endangered animals such as the steelhead trout, the tidewater goby, the white-tailed kite, and the red-legged frog.

Both projects will benefit threatened wildlife, such as the Northern Harrier, White-tailed Kite, and Western Burrowing Owl.

Seven species of hawks, eight species of owls, peregrine falcons, golden eagles, northern harriers, American kestrels, and white-tailed kite share in this bounty of prey.

As the S.U.V. rolled past a huge oak that would have been axed, she first pointed to the sky, where a white-tailed kite was hovering over an unseen rodent.

Predators of adult sparrows include house cats and small raptors like Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks, American Kestrels, and White-tailed Kites.

The White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) is an elanid kite of genus Elanus found in western North America and parts of South America.

More recently it was argued that the White-tailed Kite differed from the Old World species in size, shape, plumage, and behavior, and that these differences were sufficient to warrant specific status.

The area is rich in wildlife; among the species likely to be seen are California Mule Deer, coyote, California Vole, White-tailed Kite, American kestrel, band-tailed pigeon and California quail.

Threatened wildlife species in the area include the white-tailed kite, a state "Species of Concern", and endangered species such as the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse and the California Clapper Rail.

Common species of bird throughout the basin include ruby-crowned kinglet, cedar waxwing, American robin, yellow-rumped warbler, tree swallow and European starling, and several endangered species, including white-tailed kite and Swainson's hawk.

In summer, birds which nest on the refuge include 10 species of herons and egrets, white ibis, roseate spoonbill, mottled duck, white-tailed kite, clapper rail, horned lark, seaside sparrow, black skimmer, and scissor-tailed flycatcher.

Raptors: Turkey Vulture, Osprey, White-tailed Kite, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle (the eagles are not common, but there is a chance of seeing them).

This Eurasian and African species was sometimes combined with the Australian Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) and the White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) of North and South America which together form a superspecies.

In these areas, visitors might encounter Coyotes, Desert Cottontails, ground squirrels, Western Meadowlarks, Yellow-billed Magpies, Loggerhead Shrikes, as well as Northern Harriers and White-tailed Kites coursing over the vegetation and other raptors.

The name "Black-shouldered Kite" was formerly used for a Eurasian and African species, Elanus caeruleus, and the Australian bird and the North American species, the White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus, were treated as subspecies of this.

Offshore, nutrient-rich waters that well up from the depths of Carmel Canyon nurture monumental undersea kelp forests and a fecundity of marine life forms that in turn fatten brown pelicans, cormorants, white-tailed kites and the loons that skitter over the shoreline when the sunlight dies.

The White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) is an elanid kite of genus Elanus found in western North America and parts of South America.

This Eurasian and African species was sometimes combined with the Australian Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) and the White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) of North and South America which together form a superspecies.

The name "Black-shouldered Kite" was formerly used for a Eurasian and African species, Elanus caeruleus, and the Australian bird and the North American species, the White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus, were treated as subspecies of this.