Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/25/17 (586 raptors)

FacebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmailFacebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail

Bob reports 586 migrating raptors today.

Broad-winged Hawk 177
Red-tailed Hawk 21
Swainson’s Hawk 173
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
White-tailed Hawk 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9
Cooper’s Hawk 19
Turkey Vulture 142
American Kestrel 5
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 34
Bald Eagle 1

The Harris’s Hawk put in another appearance. A non-migrating Bald Eagle was hanging around. 400 Franklin’s Gulls 70 Sandhill Cranes, and 1000 Greater White-fronted Geese. LeConte’s and Lincoln’s Sparrows were found in the surrounding fields.

FacebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmailFacebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail