A teen spotted a rare pair of birds in D.C. Then came another surprise.

Out walking his beagle-dachshund in his Northeast Washington neighborhood last summer, Sam Talley, 15, first heard the distinct call, which sounds a bit like a two-note whistle. Within minutes, he knew it was a Mississippi kite — a small hawk that’s more commonly found in places like Texas and Okla...

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