Bob reports 1212 migrating raptors today. Mississippi Kite 43 Northern Harrier 38 Sharp-shinned Hawk 34 Cooper’s Hawk 41 Bald Eagle 1 (adult) Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1002 Swainson’s Hawk 17 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 30 Peregrine Falcon 4 The Broad-wings includes one dark adult and three dark unknown age. Those are always so awesome to see! A flock … Read More

Bob reports 88 migrating raptors today. Northern Harrier 10 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 Cooper’s Hawk 13 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 43 Merlin 3 Peregrine Falcon 1 The sky was hazy all day with east southeast wind. The Blue Jays were still in full force though. Joe Kennedy helped out today.

Bob reports 2808 migrating raptors today. Osprey 1 Mississippi Kite 151 Northern Harrier 11 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 Cooper’s Hawk 10 Bald Eagle 2 Broad-winged Hawk 2587 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 3 American Kestrel 13 Merlin 5 Peregrine Falcon 2 Lots of help today: Dave Hanson, Marvin Masters, Veta Hackell, Tom Gracanin, Linda Hoffman, John and Jana Whittle, and Ross … Read More

Bob reports 2,726 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Mississippi Kite 78 Northern Harrier 30 Sharp-shinned Hawk 42 Cooper’s Hawk 36 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Broad-winged Hawk 2510 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Unidentified Buteo 1 American Kestrel 13 Merlin 3 Peregrine Falcon 7 At one point Bob had 125 Blue Jays around the tower at once!

Bob reports 301 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Mississippi Kite 31 Northern Harrier 20 Sharp-shinned Hawk 42 Cooper’s Hawk 17 Broad-winged Hawk 179 Swainson’s Hawk 1 American Kestrel 9 Dave and Jan Hanson, Bob Mitchem and daughter Ann, and Jake and Ann from Baton Rouge helped today.

Wow what a day! Tad somehow always knows the days to be there. Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 350 Cooper’s Hawk 93 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Broad-winged Hawk 22,502 Swainson’s Hawk 3 White-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 16 Mississippi Kite 203 Bob counted 177 Sharp-shinned Hawk between 7:00 and 8:00 am! Then Tad took over and … Read More

Bob reports 680 migrating raptors today. Mississippi Kite 132 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 140 Cooper’s Hawk 9 Broad-winged Hawk 381 American Kestrel 11 Merlin 5 Peregrine Falcon 1 Most of the birds came late in the day. Here’s hoping tomorrow’s good!

Bob report 278 migrating raptors today. Mississippi Kite 32 Sharp-shinned Hawk 140 Cooper’s Hawk 16 Broad-winged Hawk 88 Merlin 2 The sharpies ruled! South wind all day. 11 Magnificent Frigatebirds was nice. Hummers continue with a Rufous/Allen’s and a Black-chinned among the Ruby-throats today.

Bob reports 3900 migrating raptors today. Osprey 2 White-tailed Kite 1 Mississippi Kite 96 Northern Harrier 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 72 Cooper’s Hawk 19 Broad-winged Hawk 3703 Swainson’s Hawk 4 Joe Kennedy helped today and we had groups visiting from Houston Audubon and Golden Triangle Audubon.

Bob report 4,895 migrating raptors today. Osprey 3 Mississippi Kite 72 Sharp-shinned Hawk 83 Cooper’s Hawk 13 Broad-winged Hawk 4709 Swainson’s Hawk 5 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 6 Merlin 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 A great day for Sharpies! The winds started north and switched to light south in the afternoon. A kettle of 1900 Broad-wings at once hung at … Read More

Bob report 1270 migrating raptors today. We are back in business! Osprey 2 Mississippi Kite 140 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1114 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 A kettle of Broad-wings, Anhinga and Wood Storks (about 80) was nice. It was low overcast all day with a NW to N wind but most of the birds … Read More

Bob is back on the tower! Only one Merlin today but hopefully there are more birds on the way.