Okay outdoors-men (and ladies), can you identify this bird?

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I saw one of these in the mid 90's and just now saw another one. I am in south west Alabama. Its a large bird with a long forked tail. It has a longer wingspan than a buzzard. it is definitely not an eagle. It soars like an eagle or buzzard, and can fly very fast.
I don't have a clue?
Do you?
I suppose it is possibly a Red Kite or Swallow tailed Kite. But this is a very big bird. The fork in the tail is very pronounced. It almost looks like 2 tails.
I guess I'll have to believe it was a Kite. These birds look much bigger in real life as opposed to a picture.
 
It has to be a Red Kite. Well, it don't have to be, but you know what I mean. Here is a photo of the Red Kite- see if this could be it.

http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/red-kite-:milvus-milvus-photo-8639.html
 
maybe a tern? some of them have pretty big wing spans.
http://www.whatbird.com/browse/objs/All/birds_na_147/101/Tail%20Shape/214/Forked%20Tail
 
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