Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/18/21 (975 raptors)

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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. Joe Kennedy, Marvin Masters, and Veda Hackell helped out today.

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