Smith Point Hawkwatch report for Nov 12. Light north winds got stronger in the second hour and the overcast started breaking around noon. Mixing in with the overcast were lots and lots of American Robins, some Eastern Bluebirds and balls of Franklin’s Gulls. A good show. An adult White-tailed Hawk gave us all wonderful views. Marvin Masters, Joe Kennedy and William helped with the fun. Bob
Migrants
4 Black Vulture
3 Northern Harriers
6 Sharp-shinned Hawks
8 Cooper’s Hawks
10 Broad-winged Hawks
5 Red-tailed Hawks
7 Swainson’s Hawks
1 Merlin
1 Peregrine Falcon

2015 Smith Point
YTD
Black Vulture 117
Turkey Vulture 1062
Osprey 70
Bald Eagle 10
Northern Harrier 403
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1905
Cooper’s Hawk 1232
Red-shouldered Hawk 37
Broad-winged Hawk 19887
Red-tailed Hawk 109
Swainson’s Hawk 564
Ferruginous Hawk 0
White-tailed Hawk 4
Harris’s Hawk 0
Zone-tailed Hawk 0
Golden Eagle 1
American Kestrel 544
Merlin 62
Peregrine Falcon 79
Prairie Falcon 0
Crested Caracara 1
Mississippi Kite 4925
Swallow-tailed Kite 99
White-tailed Kite 14
Hook-billed Kite 0
unidentified Accipiter 8
unidentified Buteo 4
unidentified falcon 0
unidentified eagle 0
unidentified raptor 0

Total 31137