Smith Point Hawkwatch report for Oct 29. Moderate north winds changing to east at 1030. Good numbers of White Pelicans and Greater White-fronted Geese. Bob
Migrants
3 Black Vulture
100 Turkey Vultures
7 Northern Harrier
1 Bald Eagle (white belly type)
4 Sharp-shinned Hawks
14 Cooper’s Hawks
137 Broad-winged Hawks
10 Red-tailed Hawks
11 Swainson’s Hawks
1 American Kestrels
2 Merlin

2015 Smith Point YTD
Black Vulture 42
Turkey Vulture 549
Osprey 68
Bald Eagle 7
Northern Harrier 310
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1790
Cooper’s Hawk 1111
Red-shouldered Hawk 36
Broad-winged Hawk 19706
Red-tailed Hawk 62
Swainson’s Hawk 247
Ferruginous Hawk 0
White-tailed Hawk 3
Harris’s Hawk 0
Zone-tailed Hawk 0
Golden Eagle 0
American Kestrel 516
Merlin 52
Peregrine Falcon 72
Prairie Falcon 0
Crested Caracara 0
Mississippi Kite 4925
Swallow-tailed Kite 99
White-tailed Kite 12
Hook-billed Kite 0
unidentified Accipiter 7
unidentified Buteo 4
unidentified falcon 0
unidentified eagle 0
unidentified raptor 0

Total 29618