Bob reports 18,296 migrating raptors today!

Osprey 2
Swallow-tailed Kite 3
Mississippi Kite 437
Northern Harrier 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 39
Cooper’s Hawk 48
Broad-winged Hawk 17,746
Swainson’s Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 8
Merlin 3

Birds started coming in the 1-2 hour with more in the following hours. NE winds all day aided this flight! Other birds of note included one Wood Stork, two frigatebirds, 28 white pelicans, an Olive-sided Flycatcher, 22 Blue Grosbeaks in flight with 14 White-winged Doves and more Blue Grosbeaks in the tree out front of the tower. Several bird clubs visited today! Veda Hackell, Joe Kennedy, Marvin Masters, and Sara Harrison helped out today.