Bob reports 797 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 68 Red-tailed Hawk 74 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 Cooper’s Hawk 24 Turkey Vulture 581 Black Vulture 8 American Kestrel 1 Northern Harrier 21 Ferruginous Hawk 1 (light immature) What a great day! In addition the Ferruginous Hawk there was a dark adult Harlan’s Hawk, and the sky was filled with … Read More

Bob reports no count today due to rain.

Bob reports 390 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 53 Red-tailed Hawk 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Turkey Vulture 311 Black Vulture 10 Northern Harrier 3 Birds of the day were two Wood Storks and five Sandhill Cranes. No visitors or helpers today. Bob was lonely!

Winnie reports 78 migrating raptors today. Red-tailed Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Turkey Vulture 70 American Kestrel 1 Northern Harrier 2 White-tailed Kite 1 Bald Eagle 1 Lots of birds in the sky but most weren’t going anywhere. Interesting observations included a flock of over 300 migrating Killdeer and a crow (unusual at Smith Point).

Bob reports 5 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Northern Harrier 4 Lackluster day ahead of a major cold front. We’ll see what tomorrow will bring.

Bob reports 59 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 12 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Turkey Vulture 34 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 4 White-tailed Kite 1 Bald Eagle 2 A flock of 63 Red-breasted Mergansers flew out over the bay today. Neat. Marvin Masters helped out today.

Bob reports 999 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 189 Red-tailed Hawk 11 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 Cooper’s Hawk 12 Turkey Vulture 749 American Kestrel 3 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 12 Bald Eagle 5 (2 adults and 3 juveniles) One dark Red-tailed Hawk wowed everyone and there were lots of Anhinga, White Ibis, and American White Pelicans to keep … Read More

Bob reports 11 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 1 Northern Harrier 6 The strong north winds and damp conditions kept everything down I guess. The late Mississippi Kite was interesting. Three local caracara and three local kestrels also added to the entertainment.

Bob reports 202 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 34 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 Cooper’s Hawk 7 Mississippi Kite 2 Turkey Vulture 96 American Kestrel 7 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 2 Northern Harrier 21 One of the Merlins was a male prairie which was quite beautiful. Winnie Burkett helped out today.

Bob reports 131 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 37 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Turkey Vulture 66 American Kestrel 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 11 Not many birds for the day after a cold front. A local White-tailed Kite and White-tailed Hawk provided some entertainment.

Bob reports 192 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 53 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Turkey Vulture 115 Northern Harrier 10 Highlight of the day was four different flocks of Franklin’s Gulls totaling 475 birds and a flock of 60 Wood Storks. Lot of help today with Winnie Burkett, Joe Kennedy, Marvin Masters, Nina Sitra and Marci … Read More

Bob reports no migrating raptors today. It rained all morning and he got in four hours late in the day but no birds flew through.