Bob reports 145 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 16 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 93 Cooper’s Hawk 6 Mississippi Kite 5 American Kestrel 2 Peregrine Falcon 10 Merlin 2 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 8 Bald Eagle 1 The Peregrines put on quite a show today zipping across the bay without a second thought. Strong southeast winds kept the flight down … Read More

Bob reports 126 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 38 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 66 Cooper’s Hawk 8 Mississippi Kite 1 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 4 Bird of the day was a Say’s Phoebe on Hawkin’s Camp Road and the sighting of the day was a brief look at a bobcat out in the … Read More

Bob reports 733 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 523 Red-tailed Hawk 5 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 117 Cooper’s Hawk 30 Unidentified Accipiter 2 Mississippi Kite 19 Black Vulture 15 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 1 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 12 Bald Eagle 2 Cin-ty Lee brought a geology group from Rice to visit today and there was … Read More

Bob reports 829 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 647 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 126 Cooper’s Hawk 16 Mississippi Kite 13 White-tailed Kite American Kestrel 6 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 2 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 12 Bald Eagle 1 The White-tailed Kite sailed over the east motte and just kept right on going across the bay towards … Read More

Bob reports 1,236 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 982 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 144 Cooper’s Hawk 48 Mississippi Kite 33 Black Vulture 7 American Kestrel 5 Peregrine Falcon 3 Opsrey 4 Northern Harrier 5 Bald Eagle 1 Good count today. Marvin Masters and Tad Finnell helped out and there were lots of great visitors. The Smith … Read More

Bob reports 4,757 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 4,604 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 156 Cooper’s Hawk 24 Mississippi Kite 45 Black Vulture 9 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 2 Northern Harrier 10 An alligator crossed from the pond over to bay again. Maybe we should start counting them! The Smith Point Hawk Watch is … Read More

Tad reports 6,088 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 4411 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 318 Cooper’s Hawk 14 Mississippi Kite 1325 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 1 Osprey 4 Northern Harrier 6 Birds, birds, birds. It was difficult to count today because of the constant stream of birds moving back and forth. The big hour was between 2 … Read More

Bob reports 89 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 80 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Peregrine Falcon 4 Northern Harrier 1 These birds came in a rain break from 9:30 to 1:30. Two big ole female Peregrines put on a show low over the tower making the rain delay well worth the wait for birds to appear. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is … Read More

Bob reports 274 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 24 Sharp-shinned Hawk 161 Cooper’s Hawk 18 Mississippi Kite 54 Black Vulture 6 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 4 Northern Harrier 5 Other birds of note: 2 Wood Storks, 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker and 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. We have … Read More

Bob reports a rainy day with no migrating raptors today.

Bob reports 3,925 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 3,788 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 38 Cooper’s Hawk 11 Mississippi Kite 86 American Kestrel 6 Peregrine Falcon 2 Merlin 2 Northern Harrier 11 Birds of the day were four late Wood Storks. Bob was joined by a group from the Nature Discovery Center. They were treated to low skies which made … Read More

Bob reports 5811 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 5677 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 Cooper’s Hawk 15 Mississippi Kite 70 Swallow-tailed Kite 2 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 2 Northern Harrier 17 The day started with a nice north wind but low overcast so the birds were low. It cleared up mid-afternoon but there … Read More