Bob reports 258 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 114 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 65 Cooper’s Hawk 8 Mississippi Kite 2 Turkey Vulture 37 American Kestrel 22 Peregrine Falcon 1 Northern Harrier 6 Others birds of note: 130 Wood Storks, 30 Sandhill Cranes (first of the season), 120 American White Pelicans, and a huge flock of Tree … Read More

Tad reports 260 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 140 Swainson’s Hawk 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 54 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Turkey Vulture 6 Black Vulture 4 American Kestrel 27 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 11 A glorious day at the hawk watch for counting raptors but the hawks didn’t get the memo. The wind was right and the sky was … Read More

Bob reports 1295 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 1224 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Swainson’s Hawk 6 White-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 Cooper’s Hawk 7 Turkey Vulture 12 American Kestrel 7 Peregrine Falcon 4 Merlin 2 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 8 White-tailed Kite 1 Bald Eagle 1 A fun day with spoonbills, Wood Storks, and White Ibis in the Broad-winged kettles … Read More

Bob reports 265 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 202 Swainson’s Hawk 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 31 Cooper’s Hawk 9 American Kestrel 11 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 2 Northern Harrier 5 Bird of the day was 36 Wood Storks. Getting late for them to be hanging around. Marvin Masters, Linda Hoffman, Jim Stevenson and David Sarkozi helped out today. Thanks y’all! The … Read More

Tad reports 439 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 240 Swainson’s Hawk 50 Sharp-shinned Hawk 91 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Turkey Vulture 8 American Kestrel 16 Peregrine Falcon 8 Merlin 3 Osprey 6 Northern Harrier 14 In the early morning hours huge numbers of swallows mixed with swifts flew by the tower. Other birds of note included a flock of 42 Greater … Read More

Bob reports 119 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 23 Red-tailed Hawk 7 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Mississippi Kite 19 Turkey Vulture 19 American Kestrel 10 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 9 Bird of the day was Pine Siskin – several were heard flying over. Best thing about the day was the drop in temps from 93 … Read More

Bob reports only 73 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 2 Black Vulture 12 American Kestrel 21 Peregrine Falcon 1 Northern Harrier 11 Strong south winds again led to little flight. Nina Sitra helped out again. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. We have received a … Read More

Bob reports 49 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 American Kestrel 26 Unidentified Falcon 1 Northern Harrier 8 Strong south winds retarded the flight today. Looking forward to the cold front on Monday! Birds of the day were four Magnificent Frigatebirds. Joe Kennedy, Nina Sitra, and Regina Tibbits helped out today. Thanks y’all! The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded … Read More

Bob reports 108 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 9 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Harris’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 Cooper’s Hawk 18 Mississippi Kite 2 Turkey Vulture 11 Black Vulture 5 American Kestrel 26 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 2 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 3 Other birds of note: Lots of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers, six Wood Storks, Northern Rough-winged Swallows and more dolphins … Read More

Bob reports 235 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 102 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 Cooper’s Hawk 18 Mississippi Kite 2 Turkey Vulture 43 Black Vulture 8 American Kestrel 14 Peregrine Falcon 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 11 Bald Eagle 2 Other birds of note: 4 Wood Storks, 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, and over 100 Chimney Swifts and … Read More

Bob reports 630 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 495 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 55 Cooper’s Hawk 17 Mississippi Kite 5 Black Vulture 24 American Kestrel 6 Peregrine Falcon 5 Merlin 2 Unidentified small falcon 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 7 Bald Eagle 2 Best non-bird sighting today was a few dolphins frolicking close … Read More

Tad reports 357 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 209 Sharp-shinned Hawk 88 Cooper’s Hawk 24 Mississippi Kite 21 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 3 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 3 South winds hampered the flight again. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. We have received a number of donations! Thank you! We still … Read More