An adult Black-shouldered Kite came flying toward me. It was good that it flew exactly the course I was hoping for, but after this shot I lost track of it. With my flight time pressing, I gave up the search.

It had been perched in a she-oak at first, but at some point without my noticing it had moved to a Garcinia tree.

True to its name, the Black-shouldered Kite has black shoulders. What is actually black is probably the lesser coverts, median coverts, and part of the greater coverts. The outer tail feathers are whitish, except for the central ones.

Viewed from below, you can see that part of the primaries and secondaries on the underwing are also black.

And those vivid red eyes are striking.

The tips of the primaries are coming in fresh.

Brown Shrikes were also moving through in good numbers.