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Bob reports 24 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 7 Northern Harrier 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 1 Harris’s Hawk 1 (may be same individual as yesterday) Broad-winged Hawk 5 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 It was a slow day with NE winds turning E.

Bob reports 63 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 39 Northern Harrier 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Bald Eagle 1 Harris’s Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 7 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 4 The wind started out NE but soon switched to E and then SE. The Harris’s Hawk was the show stopper today.

Bob reports 634 migrating raptors today. Black Vulture 5 Turkey Vulture 416 Osprey 1 White-tailed Kite 1 Northern Harrier 14 Sharp-shinned Hawk 23 Cooper’s Hawk 27 Bald Eagle 2 White-tailed Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Broad-winged Hawk 110 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 17 American Kestrel 9 Peregrine Falcon 2 North winds brought the birds again. A Whooping Crane tried … Read More

Bob reports 4086 migrating raptors today. Black Vulture 67 Turkey Vulture 3143 Northern Harrier 45 Sharp-shinned Hawk 38 Cooper’s Hawk 76 Bald Eagle 15 White-tailed Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Broad-winged Hawk 612 Swainson’s Hawk 37 Red-tailed Hawk 43 American Kestrel 5 Peregrine Falcon 1 A nice north wind all day long. Another dark Broad-winged Hawk passed the tower but … Read More

Bob reports 137 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 30 Northern Harrier 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 Cooper’s Hawk 14 Broad-winged Hawk 36 Swainson’s Hawk 23 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Ferruginous Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 A Ferruginous Hawk! Also two Greater Yellowlegs, two Long-billed Curlews, and 19 Wood Storks.

Winnie Burkett reports 110 migrating raptors today. Northern Harrier 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Broad-winged Hawk 78 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 7 American Kestrel 7 Peregrine Falcon 1

Bob reports 425 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 161 Osprey 2 Mississippi Kite 1 Northern Harrier 15 Sharp-shinned Hawk 34 Cooper’s Hawk 14 Broad-winged Hawk 177 Swainson’s Hawk 5 Red-tailed Hawk 4 American Kestrel 10 Peregrine Falcon 2 The wind started out NE but switched to E after two hours. Three Common Loons graced the platform! Winnie Burkett helped out … Read More

Bob reports 1165 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 959 Northern Harrier 25 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 Cooper’s Hawk 22 Unidentified accipiter 1 Bald Eagle 3 Broad-winged Hawk 93 Swainson’s Hawk 15 Red-tailed Hawk 16 American Kestrel 3 Merlin 3 The wind started out ENE and switched to E but the birds kept coming. There lots of white pelicans and Sandhill Cranes. … Read More

Bob reports 4100 migrating raptors today. Black Vulture 13 Turkey Vulture 2059 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 110 Sharp-shinned Hawk 180 Cooper’s Hawk 159 Bald Ealge 4 Broad-winged Hawk 1247 Swainson’s Hawk 191 Red-tailed Hawk 131 American Kestrel 5 A mostly north wind supported a great flight! The first Greater White-fronted Geese of the season passed by and more Sandhill Cranes … Read More

Bob reports 543 migrating raptors today. Northern Harrier 86 Sharp-shinned Hawk 254 Cooper’s Hawk 79 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 13 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 93 Merlin 15 Strong westerly winds today, about 25 mph with a gust of 39 mph. The birds loved it! 30 Snow Goose, 1 Ross’s Goose, 100 Franklin’s Gulls, 65 Sandhill Cranes, 1 Wood … Read More

Bob reports 255 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 63 Northern Harrier 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 133 Merlin 40 Peregrine Falcon 1 Really strong west winds today. Most of the kestrels and Merlins came late in the day. 15 Sandhill Cranes and 75 Franklin’s Gulls made their way past the … Read More

Bob reports 22 migrating raptors today. White-tailed Kite 1 Mississippi Kite 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 Cooper’s Hawk 2 American Kestrel 5 Merlin 1 A strong west wind and rain for a couple of hours kept the birds from moving. Nine frigatebirds enjoyed it though and also nine Sandhill Cranes, the first of the season fly by. Tomorrow might just be … Read More