Wow!! Back to back 4 digit days. You shoulda been there! Wish I had been. Broad-winged Hawk 9065 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 6 Mississippi Kite 74 White-tailed Kite 1 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 3 Birds started early and continued all day with big numbers into the afternoon. Birds were high and obviously planning … Read More

Bob reports 141 birds: Broad-tailed Hawk 43 Swainson’s Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 89 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Merlin 1 Many Mississippi Kites flying close to tower eating dragonflies.

Another good day at the point! Broad-winged Hawk 31 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 White-tailed Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 115 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 3 Another good day with our first kestrels and Peregrine Falcons of the season. It’s only going to get better from here on out. A Pileated … Read More

Finally a triple digit day! Broad-winged Hawk 150 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 51 Northern Harrier 2

Despite the north winds Bob reported on 37 birds. What gives! Broad-winged Hawk 24 White-tailed Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 3 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 White-tailed Kite 1 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 2 The female Black-chinned Hummingbird is still present!

Bob reports 62 birds today. With the cold front tomorrow will probably be better! Broad-winged Hawk 37 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 22 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Also a female Black-chinned Hummingbird, a beautiful young White-tailed Hawk, lots of White Ibis and 170 Anhinga.

Bob reports 29 birds: Broad-winged Hawk 9 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Mississippi Kite 7 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 1 Harris’s Hawk 1 The Harris’s Hawk was a beautiful adult!

Bob reports: Broad-winged Hawk 8 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 8 Swallow-tailed Kite 3 Also a very handsome Blue Grosbeak. Bob’s trailer is getting hauled back today! Things are looking up.

Bob reports 30 migrating raptors today: Broad-winged Hawk 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 15 Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 2 A single flock of 15 Anhingas came by and only 2 Magnificent Frigatebirds. Where did they all go?

Bob is back in action! Broad-winged Hawk 17 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 10 Swallow-tailed Kite 5 Also a lone white pelican and lots of swallows. The roads from Winnie are still impassable but the water is mostly down over Double Bayou from Hankamer.

Hello all, For the first time in a week Bob was able to get to Smith Point but not without the aid of a high clearance truck (thanks Dave!). There is still water over road at Double Bayou and also along FM 1985 east of Pear Orchard Road. In an hour and 15 minutes, the following were counted: Broad-winged Hawk … Read More