Unusual Birds Nesting in St. Matthews  Today in St. Matthews
wildlife: a pair of birds that aren’t native to the region have
built a nest and hatched a chick in a neighborhood off Chenoweth
Lane. Mississippi Kites are part of the raptor family—like hawks
and eagles—but mainly eat insects.  The birds usually nest in
the southern Great Plains, and along the Mississippi and lower
Ohio Rivers, and this year marks the first confirmed nest in
Louisville.  Mississippi Kites are distinctive looking. Dark
wings, white heads, curved beaks. And though they don’t
typically make it as far as Louisville, a pair is nesting high
in a tree in a quiet St. Matthews neighborhood and have hatched
a chick.  Brainard Palmer-Ball is a member of the Kentucky
Ornithological Society. He says Mississippi Kites are
fascinating to watch.  “They’re just gliding around all day long
up there and they’ll catch a dragonfly or cicada and they’ll
actually sit there and as they spiral around in the sky, you’ll
see them reach back and they’re hold