Tad reports 169 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Turkey Vulture 114 Black Vulture 24 American Kestrel 10 Merlin 1 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 4 A day of very strong north winds and cold temperatures. At midday sleet fell on the tower. The strong north wind caused a mudflat extending 50 … Read More

Bob reports 9 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 American Kestrel 2 Northern Harrier 5 Other birds of note: 1 Cedar Waxwing, 10 American Robins, 2 Wood Storks, and 1 Common Loon. Count ended at 1:00 due to rain. Billy Kleinpeter helped out today. Thanks Billy. 4 more days. Note that with the time change this weekend Bob is now … Read More

Bob reports 1311 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 907 Red-tailed Hawk 33 Swainson’s Hawk 10 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 Cooper’s Hawk 15 Turkey Vulture 311 Black Vulture 9 Northern Harrier 6 White-tailed Kite 1 Golden Eagle 1 Bald Eagle 3 Other birds of note: one dark Red-tailed Hawk, 30 Eastern Bluebirds, 12 Pine Siskins, lots of goldfinches, White-throated Sparrows, Great Horned … Read More

Bob reports 12 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 American Kestrel 3 Northern Harrier 3 Strong north winds and rain today resulted in only 3.25 hours of counting. 11 Wood Storks. 6 more days. Note that with the time change this weekend Bob is now at the tower from 7:00am until 3:00pm instead of 8:00 to 4:00. The Smith Point … Read More

Bob reports 46 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 13 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Black Vulture 10 American Kestrel 4 Northern Harrier 8 Nice Tree Swallow show in the morning. 3 Sandhill Cranes. Linda Hoffman helped out today. Thanks Linda. 7 more days. Note that with the time change this weekend Bob is now at the … Read More

Bob reports 4 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Northern Harrier 1 A day of fog and rain showers. 210 white pelicans in view at one point. 8 more days. Note that with the time change this weekend Bob is now at the tower from 7:00am until 3:00pm instead of 8:00 to 4:00. The Smith Point Hawk … Read More

Bob reports 55 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 8 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Turkey Vulture 32 Northern Harrier 4 No other birds of note. 9 more days. Note that with the time change this weekend Bob is now at the tower from 7:00am until 3:00pm instead of 8:00 to 4:00. The Smith Point Hawk Watch … Read More

Tad reports 62 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Turkey Vulture 24 Black Vulture 2 American Kestrel 8 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 4 White-tailed Kite 1 Other birds of note: Lots of swallows and monarchs in the morning. One swallow was pure white. There were also Chimney Swifts … Read More

Bob reports 61 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 25 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Swainson’s Hawk 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 Cooper’s Hawk 6 American Kestrel 1 Northern Harrier 7 Bald Eagle 1 Other birds of note 4 Wood Storks, one Bald Eagle chasing another Bald Eagle. 11 more days. Note that with the time change this weekend Bob is now at the … Read More

Bob reports 17 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 Cooper’s Hawk 2 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Northern Harrier 2 Other birds of note include 600 Franklin’s Gulls, 4 Eastern Bluebirds, 1 Black-chinned Hummingbird and 50-70 Turkey Vultures riding the wind over the east motte. Joe Kennedy helped out today. Thanks Joe. 12 more days. The Smith Point Hawk … Read More

Bob reports 479 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 265 Red-tailed Hawk 7 Swainson’s Hawk 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 Cooper’s Hawk 15 Turkey Vulture 128 Black Vulture 19 American Kestrel 5 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 12 Bald Eagle 3 One dark Broad-winged today. Other birds of note include 13 American White Pelicans, 14 Sandhill Cranes, 3 Wood Storks and a flock … Read More