Bob reports 975 migrating raptors today. Osprey 3 Swallow-tailed Kite 13 Mississippi Kite 253 Northern Harrier 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 24 Broad-winged Hawk 671 American Kestrel 5 Peregrine Falcon 1 Other birds of note: Baltimore Oriole, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Wood Stork, and cuckoo species. There was a Peregrine chasing dragonflies much like a Merlin would. Interesting behavior to witness. … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/17/21 (44 raptors)
Bob reports 44 migrating raptors today. Osprey 1 Mississippi Kite 17 Northern Harrier 2 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Broad-winged Hawk 16 Swainson’s Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 Merlin 1 Peregrine Falcon 3 Other critters of notes included over 1,000 very busy swallows darting to and fro, 22 Magnificent Frigatebirds, 4 Dickcissels, 1 Blue Grosbeak, 3 dolphins and Bob’s namesake a bobcat!
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/16/21 (96 raptors)
Bob reports 96 migrating raptors today. Mississippi Kite 71 Broad-winged Hawk 17 Swainson’s Hawk 5 Crested Caracara 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 Other birds of note: 55 Wood Storks. Marcy Brown, Linda Hoffman and Sara Harrison helped out today.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/15/21 (236 raptors)
Bob reports 236 migrating raptors today. Osprey 1 Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Mississippi Kite 225 Northern Harrier 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 3 Swainson’s Hawk 1 American Kestrel 2 Other birds included a Loggerhead Shrike, female Black-chinned Hummingbird, American Oystercatcher, and a Magnificent Frigatebird.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/12/21 (187 raptors)
Bob reports 187 migrating raptors today. Mississippi Kite 142 Northern Harrier 3 Broad-winged Hawk 38 Swainson’s Hawk 3 American Kestrel 1 Looks like we are going to be rained out for a few days. Stay safe everyone.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/11/21 (47 raptors)
Bob reports 47 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Mississippi Kite 16 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Broad-winged Hawk 19 Swainson’s Hawk 1 American Kestrel 3 Two Wood Storks, two Olive-sided Flycatchers, 10 Dickcissels, several Blue Grosbeaks and a Baltimore Oriole represented the passerines today. Joe Kennedy and Marvin Masters helped out.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/10/21 (24 raptors)
Bob reports 24 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 3 Mississippi Kite 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 5 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 Merlin 1 Low total but a lot of diversity! The dragonflies stole the show again today. Jana and John Whittle and Billy Kleinpeter helped … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/9/21 (93 raptors)
Bob reports 93 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Mississippi Kite 66 Northern Harrier 2 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Broad-winged Hawk 12 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Peregrine Falcon 1 The dragonflies put on quite a show today. Swallows too though there was less hummingbirds. I guess they took that north wind south. A Yellow-crowned Night-heron flew past the tower … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/8/21 (982 raptors)
Bob reports 982 migrating raptors today. Osprey 2 Swallow-tailed Kite 10 Mississippi Kite 814 Northern Harrier 7 Cooper’s Hawk 12 Broad-winged Hawk 137 North wind brings birds! Lots of swallows. Marvin Masters and Linda Hoffman helped out today.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/7/21 (283 raptors)
Tad reports 283 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Mississippi Kite 155 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 Broad-winged Hawk 106 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 7 It was a good day at the hawk watch today. Pleasant temperatures and little humidity with a gentle breeze throughout the day. Passerines put on a show early before the raptors started flying. … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/6/21 (19 raptors)
Bob reports 19 migrating raptors today. Mississippi Kite 3 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Broad-winged Hawk 11 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Lots of hummers, 40 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks and a Common Nighthawk.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/5/21 (38 raptors)
Bob reports 38 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 9 Mississippi Kite 16 Northern Harrier 1 Broad-winged Hawk 10 Peregrine Falcon 2 Lots of hummers today. Sara Harrison helped out.