Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/9/19 (386 raptors)

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Bob reports 386 migrating raptors today.

Broad-winged Hawk 200
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Swainson’s Hawk 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 115
Cooper’s Hawk 36
Mississippi Kite 3
American Kestrel 20
Merlin 3
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 6

Northeast winds for a couple of hours and then southeast the rest of the day. Greg Geoffroy and Bob Mitchem helped with the count. We also had a visit from the 5th graders at Western Academy. Great to see the kids getting out in nature!

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