Joe reports one lone Cooper’s Hawk for the day. Other birds seen but not counted included two Turkey Vultures, five Black Vultures, one young Cooper’s Hawk, one Broad-winged Hawk, and four White-tailed Hawks. Lots of rain again but only one small storm required tower abandonment. A big alligator walked out of the pond and headed across the parking lot to the bay. Yikes! Other migrants included Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (it has begun!), Upland Sandpiper, White-winged Dove, Eastern Kingbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Wood Stork, Magnificant Frigatebird, White Ibis, Yellow Warbler and Dickcissel. Lots of swallow early in the day too.

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