Bob reports 1292 migrating raptors today.

Broad-winged Hawk 1025
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Swainson’s Hawk 14
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 30
Cooper’s Hawk 14
Mississippi Kite 3
White-tailed Kite 1
Turkey Vulture 135
Black Vulture 15
American Kestrel 14
Merlin 2
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 11
Bald Eagle 1

Other birds of note: 28 Wood Storks, 95 Greater White-fronted Geese, 40 Snow Geese, and 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Marvin Masters, Joe Kennedy, Marcy Brown, Nina Sitra, Veda Hackell, and Thomas and Frederick Johannson helped out today. Thanks y’all!

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