Bob reports 12,699 migrating raptors today!

Mississippi Kite 226
Northern Harrier 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 182
Cooper’s Hawk 22
Broad-winged Hawk 12,234
Swainson’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 9
Merlin 9

It was quite a day with large kettles of Broad-wings circling, circling, circling! There wasn’t much time to note other species but an avocet was unusual enough to get noticed. Marcy Brown, Veda Hackell, and Marvin Masters helped out on this most excellent day.