Bob reports 9 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 American Kestrel 2 Northern Harrier 5 Other birds of note: 1 Cedar Waxwing, 10 American Robins, 2 Wood Storks, and 1 Common Loon. Count ended at 1:00 due to rain. Billy Kleinpeter helped out today. Thanks Billy. 4 more days. Note that with the time change this weekend Bob is now … Read More

Bob reports 1311 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 907 Red-tailed Hawk 33 Swainson’s Hawk 10 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 Cooper’s Hawk 15 Turkey Vulture 311 Black Vulture 9 Northern Harrier 6 White-tailed Kite 1 Golden Eagle 1 Bald Eagle 3 Other birds of note: one dark Red-tailed Hawk, 30 Eastern Bluebirds, 12 Pine Siskins, lots of goldfinches, White-throated Sparrows, Great Horned … Read More

Bob reports 12 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 American Kestrel 3 Northern Harrier 3 Strong north winds and rain today resulted in only 3.25 hours of counting. 11 Wood Storks. 6 more days. Note that with the time change this weekend Bob is now at the tower from 7:00am until 3:00pm instead of 8:00 to 4:00. The Smith Point … Read More

Bob reports 46 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 13 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Black Vulture 10 American Kestrel 4 Northern Harrier 8 Nice Tree Swallow show in the morning. 3 Sandhill Cranes. Linda Hoffman helped out today. Thanks Linda. 7 more days. Note that with the time change this weekend Bob is now at the … Read More

Bob reports 4 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Northern Harrier 1 A day of fog and rain showers. 210 white pelicans in view at one point. 8 more days. Note that with the time change this weekend Bob is now at the tower from 7:00am until 3:00pm instead of 8:00 to 4:00. The Smith Point Hawk … Read More

Bob reports 55 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 8 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Turkey Vulture 32 Northern Harrier 4 No other birds of note. 9 more days. Note that with the time change this weekend Bob is now at the tower from 7:00am until 3:00pm instead of 8:00 to 4:00. The Smith Point Hawk Watch … Read More

Tad reports 62 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Turkey Vulture 24 Black Vulture 2 American Kestrel 8 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 4 White-tailed Kite 1 Other birds of note: Lots of swallows and monarchs in the morning. One swallow was pure white. There were also Chimney Swifts … Read More

Bob reports 61 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 25 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Swainson’s Hawk 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 Cooper’s Hawk 6 American Kestrel 1 Northern Harrier 7 Bald Eagle 1 Other birds of note 4 Wood Storks, one Bald Eagle chasing another Bald Eagle. 11 more days. Note that with the time change this weekend Bob is now at the … Read More

Bob reports 17 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 Cooper’s Hawk 2 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Northern Harrier 2 Other birds of note include 600 Franklin’s Gulls, 4 Eastern Bluebirds, 1 Black-chinned Hummingbird and 50-70 Turkey Vultures riding the wind over the east motte. Joe Kennedy helped out today. Thanks Joe. 12 more days. The Smith Point Hawk … Read More

Bob reports 479 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 265 Red-tailed Hawk 7 Swainson’s Hawk 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 Cooper’s Hawk 15 Turkey Vulture 128 Black Vulture 19 American Kestrel 5 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 12 Bald Eagle 3 One dark Broad-winged today. Other birds of note include 13 American White Pelicans, 14 Sandhill Cranes, 3 Wood Storks and a flock … Read More

Bob reports 341 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 151 Red-tailed Hawk 5 Swainson’s Hawk 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 Cooper’s Hawk 16 Turkey Vulture 86 Black Vulture 24 American Kestrel 7 Peregrine Falcon 1 Northern Harrier 19 Other birds of note: 13 Sandhill Cranes, 3 Wood Storks, and 150 American White Pelicans. 2 of the Broad-wings were dark morph birds. Dave … Read More

Tad reports 7 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Northern Harrier 5 Overcast skies and southerly winds may have kept the hawks from showing up, but it certainly had no effect on swallows. Thousands flew by, many swirling over the fields in groups of hundreds. Also well represented as flyovers were geese and ducks. Seven hummingbirds competed … Read More