Smith Point Hawkwatch report for Nov 14. Moderate northeast winds with healthy gusts shifted to strong east winds around 1000. Joe Kennedy and Jana and John Whittle helped with the count. Bob
Migrants
28 Turkey Vultures
1 Osprey
2 Northern Harriers
1 Sharp-shinned Hawks
2 Cooper’s Hawks
2 Broad-winged Hawks
3 Red-tailed Hawks
4 Swainson’s Hawks
2015 Smith Point YTD
Black Vulture 117
Turkey Vulture 1114
Osprey 72
Bald Eagle 10
Northern Harrier 411
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1910
Cooper’s Hawk 1239
Red-shouldered Hawk 37
Broad-winged Hawk 19896
Red-tailed Hawk 115
Swainson’s Hawk 571
Ferruginous Hawk 0
White-tailed Hawk 4
Harris’s Hawk 0
Zone-tailed Hawk 0
Golden Eagle 1
American Kestrel 544
Merlin 62
Peregrine Falcon 79
Prairie Falcon 0
Crested Caracara 1
Mississippi Kite 4925
Swallow-tailed Kite 99
White-tailed Kite 14
Hook-billed Kite 0
unidentified Accipiter 8
unidentified Buteo 4
unidentified falcon 0
unidentified eagle 0
unidentified raptor 0
Total 31233