Bob reports 443 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 401 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 23 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Peregrine Falcon 3 Northern Harrier 3 Additional species: 7 Roseate Spoonbills at once. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. We have received a number … Read More

Tad reports 54 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 38 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 9 Merlin 2 Northern Harrier 1 The first three hours of the count were interrupted by rain, but were made interesting by a string of 22 Magnificent Frigatebirds slowly coasting south along the shore. The rest of the day was pleasant with mild … Read More

Bob reports 3,240 migrating raptors: Broad-winged Hawk 3,196 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 29 Peregrine Falcon 2 Merlin 2 Osprey 1 Marvin Masters and Linda Hoffman helped out today. Thanks y’all! The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. We have received a number … Read More

Bob reports 310 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 96 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 8 Mississippi Kite 194 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 6 Merlin 3 Osprey 1 Other birds of note: lots of Blue Grosbeaks. Nina Sitra, Mark Swanson, and Marcy Brown helped today. Thanks y’all! The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. We … Read More

Bob reports 10 migrating raptors today: Merlin 2 Mississippi Kite 8 David Sarkozi picked up a Sabine’s Gull heading across the bay! The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. We have received a number of donations! Thank you! We are about 1/5 of the way to full funding. If you would like to make a … Read More

Bob reports 1172 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 947 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 208 American Kestrel 1 Merlin 7 Northern Harrier 1 No other birds of note except tons of hummers at the feeders including a Rufous that put in a single appearance in the afternoon. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations … Read More

Bob reports 3,487 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 3045 Swainson’s Hawk 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Unknown accipiter 1 Mississippi Kite 423 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 Birds were high and far so there wasn’t much time to look around for other stuff. Marvin Masters and Clay Jacobs helped today. Thanks guys! The Smith … Read More

Tad reports 15,566 migrating raptors today. WOW!!! I told you they would come when the rain stopped! Broad-winged Hawk 14,250 Swainson’s Hawk 33 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 33 Mississippi Kite 1232 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Peregrine Falcon 5 Merlin 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 2 Bald Eagle 1 (youngster) Cessation of rains and north winds finally brought … Read More

Bob reports 6903 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 6370 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 513 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 4 Other birds of note: 4 young White-tailed Hawks circling around late in the day. Lots of help today! Thanks everyone! The Smith Point … Read More

Bob reports 1430 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 567 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Harris’s Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 832 Swallow-tailed Kite 3 White-tailed Kite 1 American Kestrel 2 Peregrine Falcon 5 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 2 Other birds of note: American White Pelicans, Yellow-breasted Chat, Reddish Egret, Blue Grosbeak. Lots of help … Read More

Bob reported 752 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 157 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 571 Swallow-tailed Kite 14 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 4 Osprey 2 Other birds of note: Cedar Waxwing, Inca Dove, 2000 White Ibis, 5 White Pelicans, 220 Anhinga, 18 Magnificent Frigatebird, and lots of swallow diversity. Marvin Masters helped today. The … Read More