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Bob reports 20 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 2 Swallow-tailed Kite 15 Birds were early and late with a slow day in between. Lots of storm cells around that kept the birds down. Other birds of notes 32 Wood Storks. Two visitor’s from the Woodlands kept Bob entertained. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through … Read More

Bob reports 18 migrating raptors today: Broad-winged Hawk 6 Mississippi Kite 7 Swallow-tailed Kite 5 Others birds of not included 23 Wood Storks and 8 Magnificent Frigatebirds. Three visitor’s including a gentlemen from Paris who got his lifer Mississippi Kite! The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. If you would like to make a contribution, … Read More

Bob reports 9 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Swallow-tailed Kite 6 Joe Kennedy helped with the count today and tallied some passerines and other birds: 26 Black Vultures, 58 Orchard Orioles, 6 Olive-sided Flycatchers, 2 White-eyed Vireos, 10 Wood Storks, and 1 Solitary Sandpiper. Also 5 visitors that kept Bob talking though the birds were slow. … Read More

Bob reports 47 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 24 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 10 Swallow-tailed Kite 5 South winds led to a slow day, but some nice visitor’s made up for it! The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. If you would like to make … Read More

Bob reports 122 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 40 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Mississippi Kite 66 Swallow-tailed Kite 3 Merlin 1 Harris’s Hawk 2 Other birds of note: 24 Wood Storks, very impressive ball of over 300 Anhinga, 3 Blue Grosbeaks, and 2 Olive-sides Flycatchers. Sara Harrison helped out today. Thanks Sara! … Read More

Bob reports 82 migrating raptors today. Bring it on! Broad-winged Hawk 42 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Mississippi Kite 15 Swallow-tailed Kite 3 Peregrine Falcon 1 Harris’s Hawk 1 White-tailed Hawk 2 The Harris’s Hawk was a different individual from yesterday evident by the molt pattern. Swallows were awesome today! Winnie Burkett started … Read More

Bob reports 19 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 7 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 1 Harris’s Hawk 1 Other birds of note – 28 Upland Sandpipers in one group though many more were heard only and 48 Wood Storks. For the first time it was a slow swallow day. To top … Read More

Tad reports 5 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 3 Osprey 1 Our first of the season Sharp-shinned Hawk and Osprey! Strong winds and storms kept passerine migration down. However, a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak seen in flight was notable. A group of 8 Common Nighthawks and two groups of Black Terns were unusual sightings for the point. Visitor’s … Read More

Bob reports no migrating raptors today. It was a slow day with strong south winds that retarded any flight. Three local Crested Caracaras kept Bob entertained though. Some visitor’s reported three Swallow-tailed Kites in the area but they never came by the tower. Kathy Adams Clark brought her North American Nature Photo Association class by which was fun and there … Read More

Bob reports 38 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 22 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Swainson’s Hawk 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Other birds of note: 150 Wood Storks put on quite a show, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, a few Upland Sanpipers, 1 Yellow Warbler, 2 Blue Grosbeaks, a female Summer Tanager, a few Purple Martins, 1 Great crested … Read More

Bob reports 30 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 18 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 6 Swallow-tailed Kite 3 Non-migrating raptors included two Crested Caracaras, one White-tailed Hawk, and one Red-tailed Hawk. Other birds of note: seven Wood Storks, 20 American White Pelicans, two Olive-sided Flycatchers and an Eastern Kingbird. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely … Read More

Bob reports 16 migrating raptors today. Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 8 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Other birds of note included one Olive-sided Flycatcher, 30 Wood Storks, and Bank Swallows and Purple Martins. Also there is a pond a little east of Smith Point on the north side of the road that held over 100 … Read More