Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/1/18 (6 raptors)

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Bob reports six migrating raptors today.

Broad-winged Hawk 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Mississippi Kite 2
American Kestrel 1
Osprey 1

Other birds of note: 20-30 hummingbirds early with numbers decreasing through the day, a Yellow-breasted Chat, four Crested Caracaras hanging around, and seven Roseate Spoonbills. Joe Kennedy helped with the count today. It rained a bit in the morning and then cleared up as the day went on.

The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. We have received a number of donations! Thank you! We are about 1/5 of the way to full funding. If you would like to make a contribution, you can do so on our website. We appreciate the support very much!

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