Bob reports 634 migrating raptors today.

Black Vulture 5
Turkey Vulture 416
Osprey 1
White-tailed Kite 1
Northern Harrier 14
Sharp-shinned Hawk 23
Cooper’s Hawk 27
Bald Eagle 2
White-tailed Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Broad-winged Hawk 110
Swainson’s Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 17
American Kestrel 9
Peregrine Falcon 2

North winds brought the birds again. A Whooping Crane tried to slip by but was detected by our eagle eye crew which included Joe Kennedy, Marvin Masters, Veda Hackell, and Marcy Brown. Correction to yesterday’s post. The prey item with the Red-tailed Hawk was a young Broad-winged Hawk. Still wow!