Joe Kennedy reports 17 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Mississippi Kite 6 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Broad-winged Hawk 4 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Also a flock of 75 Eastern Kingbirds. They are everywhere right now!

Bob reports 89 migrating raptors today. Osprey 1 Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Mississippi Kite 11 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Broad-winged Hawk 71 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Lots of south wind slowed things down. Still waiting for that cold front!

Bob reports 302 migrating raptors today. Osprey 1 Swallow-tailed Kite 8 Mississippi Kite 187 Northern Harrier 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Broad-winged Hawk 86 Swainson’s Hawk 10 Red-tailed Hawk 2 A flock of 300 Anhingas made the day even more special.

Bob reports 54 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Mississippi Kite 34 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 5 Swainson’s Hawk 5 Red-tailed Hawk 3 A flock of over 100 Dickcissels and a Sharp-shinned Hawk relentlessly harassing a Red-tailed Hawk for 15 minutes kept the entertainment high. Also several Blue Grosbeaks. Joe … Read More

Bob reports 23 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 6 Mississippi Kite 6 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Broad-winged Hawk 6 Swainson’s Hawk 3 About 20 Eastern Kingbirds and lots of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers beginning to migrate.

Bob reports 10 Swallow-tailed Kites today and that’s it! Several local raptors including Cooper’s Hawk, Swainson’s Hawk, and Red-tailed Hawk. Still lots of frigatebirds and pelicans soaring. Linda Hoffman helped out today.

Bob reports seven Swallow-tailed Kites brightened his day as the only migrating raptors today. There were also 43 frigatebirds over the tower. The strong south winds tamped down the flight and even the swallows were diminished today.

John and Lynn Wright filled in for Bob today so he could have a day off. They reported only three migrating raptors – a group of Swallow-tailed Kites that sailed by low around 9:40. Early in the day 40 Magnificant Frigatebirds delighted them. The swallows are still coming on strong. Other than that not much to report. The cold front … Read More

Bob reports no migrating raptors today. A couple of local Crested Caracaras and a Red-tailed Hawk. 17 frigatebirds kept Bob entertained along with ample swallows.

Bob reports only one migrating raptor today, an Osprey. There was water spout on the bay, a garter snake on the tower ramp, lots of swallows and a single Chimney Swift. There’s always something to entertain at Smith Point! John and Lynn Wright as well as Marvin Masters were there to enjoy it with Bob.

Bob reports 16 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 5 Mississippi Kite 2 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 3 Swainson’s Hawk 3 There were also lots of pelicans, vultures, and frigatebirds soaring. Migrants are moving through too including Upland Sandpipers, Purple Martins and four Olive-sided Flycatchers perched on tree snags. Smith Point is back in business!

It sure was good to see the above view at the hawk watch with everything looking normal today when we moved the RV for Bob back into its spot at Smith Point. Sadly only one migrant today – a Northern Harrier. There were small numbers of swallows through the afternoon fighting the persistent strong south winds. Once all this weather … Read More