Bob reports 680 migrating raptors today. Mississippi Kite 132 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 140 Cooper’s Hawk 9 Broad-winged Hawk 381 American Kestrel 11 Merlin 5 Peregrine Falcon 1 Most of the birds came late in the day. Here’s hoping tomorrow’s good!
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/27/20 (278 raptors)
Bob report 278 migrating raptors today. Mississippi Kite 32 Sharp-shinned Hawk 140 Cooper’s Hawk 16 Broad-winged Hawk 88 Merlin 2 The sharpies ruled! South wind all day. 11 Magnificent Frigatebirds was nice. Hummers continue with a Rufous/Allen’s and a Black-chinned among the Ruby-throats today.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/26/20 (3900 raptors)
Bob reports 3900 migrating raptors today. Osprey 2 White-tailed Kite 1 Mississippi Kite 96 Northern Harrier 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 72 Cooper’s Hawk 19 Broad-winged Hawk 3703 Swainson’s Hawk 4 Joe Kennedy helped today and we had groups visiting from Houston Audubon and Golden Triangle Audubon.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/25/20 (4895 raptors)
Bob report 4,895 migrating raptors today. Osprey 3 Mississippi Kite 72 Sharp-shinned Hawk 83 Cooper’s Hawk 13 Broad-winged Hawk 4709 Swainson’s Hawk 5 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 6 Merlin 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 A great day for Sharpies! The winds started north and switched to light south in the afternoon. A kettle of 1900 Broad-wings at once hung at … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/24/20 (1270 raptors)
Bob report 1270 migrating raptors today. We are back in business! Osprey 2 Mississippi Kite 140 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1114 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 A kettle of Broad-wings, Anhinga and Wood Storks (about 80) was nice. It was low overcast all day with a NW to N wind but most of the birds … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/23/20 (1 raptor)
Bob is back on the tower! Only one Merlin today but hopefully there are more birds on the way.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/21/20 (0 raptors)
No count today. Thank you Tropical Storm Beta. Bob is in a safe location so don’t worry about him!
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/20/20 (16 raptors)
Bob reports 16 migrating raptors this morning before it started raining. Osprey 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 American Kestrel 1 Merlin 1 It started raining after about an hour and 3/4. Seems it will be raining for the next three days or so.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/19/20 (3344 raptors)
Bob reports 3344 migrating raptors today. Mississippi Kite 133 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 Cooper’s Hawk 11 Bald Eagle 1 (juvenile) Harris’s Hawk 2 (1 adult, one juv) Broad-winged Hawk 3167 Swainson’s Hawk 4 (1 dark) Red-tailed Hawk 3 American Kestrel 3 Merlin 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 Still lots of dragonflies! Joe Kennedy, Dave Hanson, Veda Hackell and Thomas … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/18/20 (639 raptors)
Bob reports 639 migrating raptors today. Osprey 1 Mississippi Kite 246 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 Cooper’s Hawk 7 Bald Eagle 1 (juvenile) Broad-winged Hawk 365 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 3 Merlin 2 Peregrine Falcon 2 Northeast wind all day! Marci Brown and Jim Stevenson helped out today. Bob said the birds of the day were the dragonflies … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/17/20 (518 raptors)
Bob reports 518 migrating raptors today. Mississippi Kite 26 Northern Harrier 1S Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Broad-winged Hawk 479 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Merlin 1 Veda Hackell and Tom Granacin helped out today. A northeast wind switched to south south east in the last three hours.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/16/20 (4036 raptors)
Bob reports 4036 migrating raptors today. Osprey 1 Mississippi Kite 269 Northern Harrier 1 Cooper’s Hawk 14 Broad-winged Hawk 3747 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 A flock of twenty American White Pelicans was the first of that species to put in an appearance this season. Linda Hoffman, Bob Mitchem and his daughter Ann helped out today.