Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/28/21 (255 raptors)

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Bob reports 255 migrating raptors today.

Turkey Vulture 63
Northern Harrier 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Swainson’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 133
Merlin 40
Peregrine Falcon 1

Really strong west winds today. Most of the kestrels and Merlins came late in the day. 15 Sandhill Cranes and 75 Franklin’s Gulls made their way past the tower. Veda Hackell, Tom Gracinin, Joe Kennedy, and Dave Hanson helped out today.

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