Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/25/17 (525 raptors)

Bob reports 525 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 219 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Mississippi Kite 258 American Kestrel 10 Peregrine Falcon 2 Merlin 5 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 2 And an odd looking kite photos of which have been sent off for review. Stay tuned!

Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/24/17 (214 raptors)

Where’d the birds go? Broad-winged Hawk 117 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 9 Mississippi Kite 74 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 3 Osprey 3 Northern Harrier 2 Bob reports a great Merlin show today and Nina found the pictured Water Moccasin on one of the paths to the mottes. Be careful out there.

Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/23/17 (2380 raptors)

Bob reports 2380 raptors. Another great day! Broad-winged Hawk 2012 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 Cooper’s Hawk 30 Mississippi Kite 303 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 American Kestrel 5 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 4 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 2 Also some nice passerine migrants. Yellow-throated Warbler, Baltimore Oriole, Black and White Warbler, Nashville Warbler and Blue Grosbeak.

Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/22/17 (1897 raptors)

Good day today! Bob reports 1897 migrating raptors. Broad-winged Hawk 1078 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 Cooper’s Hawk 32 Mississippi Kite 756 Swallow-tailed Kite 3 American Kestrel 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 3 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 3

Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/20/17 (185 raptors)

Another slow day! Darn those south winds. Bob reports 185 migrating raptors. Broad-winged Hawk 116 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 64 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 1 Lots of hummers and the gang of 8 frigatebirds kept things interesting.

Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/19/17 (274 raptors)

Tad reports 274 migrating raptors today: Broad-winged Hawk 139 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 White-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 126 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 In the morning there were lots and lots of Dickcissels, warblers and Eastern Kingbirds passing through.

Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/18/17 (81)

Bob reports 81 birds today. Broad-winged Hawk 24 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 52 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 2 Also a lone American White Pelican, 8 frigatebirds at once, a Black-chinned Hummingbird, and possibly a Rufous Hummingbird. The road is out on FM 562 south of SH 61 and also on FM 1985 east of Anahuac NWR so to get … Read More

Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/17/17 (218 raptors)

Bob reports a total of 218 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 165 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 6 Mississippi Kite 38 Peregrine Falcon 2 After a nice morning, strong south winds in the afternoon shut things down pretty quickly.

Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/16/17 (270 raptors)

Bob reports 270 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 184 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 69 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 2 Merlin 4 Also White-eyed Vireo, Yellow Warbler and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.

Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/15/17 (364 raptors)

Bob reports 364 migrating birds today. Broad-winged Hawk 225 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 106 Black Vulture 23 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 1 Nothing else too exciting. Still a couple Olive-sided Flycatchers around and two frigatebirds today.

Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/14/17 (59 raptors)

Bob reports 59 migrants today. Broad-winged Hawk 40 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 6 Mississippi Kite 8 Peregrine Falcon 1 Northern Harrier 3 Eight frigatebirds at once made Bob a happy guy today!