Bob reports 809 migrating raptors today.

Broad-winged Hawk 134
Red-tailed Hawk 186
Swainson’s Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Harris’s Hawk 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7
Cooper’s Hawk 14
Turkey Vulture 444
Black Vulture 9
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 9

A spectacular last day of the count. Highest ever one day Red-tailed count by far. We’ve only had five years with more than 186 Red-tails for the whole season! Joe Kennedy and Marvin Masters helped with the count and also with loading everything up. Thanks Joe and Marvin!

Because there were so many birds today Bob said he might check things out tomorrow.

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