Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/15/21 (421 raptors)

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Bob reports 421 migrating raptors today.

Osprey 1
White-tailed Kite 1
Mississippi Kite 3
Northern Harrier 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 222
Cooper’s Hawk 20
unidentified accipiter 2
Broad-winged Hawk 152
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 9
Peregrine Falcon 7

A mild south wind supported this flight apparently. The birds of the day were all those sharpies! Between 3:00 and 4:45 179 of them motored through. Sharpies everywhere!

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