Smith Point Hawk Watch 11/30/21 (33 raptors)

Bob reports 33 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 20 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 5 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Merlin 1 It was a great last day at the hawk watch today. Blue skies with lots of clouds made looking for birds easy. Amid the scores of Turkey Vultures we found a few raptors still making … Read More

Smith Point Hawk Watch 11/29/21 (74 raptors)

Bob reports 74 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 65 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 2 Broad-winged Hawk 5 North winds all day! 460 Greater White-fronted Geese were outdone by 480 Snow Geese!

Smith Point Hawk Watch 11/28/21 (34 raptors)

Bob reports 34 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 30 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 1 Winds were moderate out of the north but it was low overcast. There was some clearing in the 10:00 hour which brought a few birds but it clouded up again and all flight stopped. A feeding flock of about … Read More

Smith Point Hawk Watch 11/26/21 (253 raptors)

Bob reports 253 migrating raptors today. Black Vulture 29 Turkey Vulture 170 Northern Harrier 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 Cooper’s Hawk 7 Bald Eagle 2 Broad-winged Hawk 20 Red-tailed Hawk 8 Peregrine Falcon 2 North winds all day brought more birds! 280 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Ross’s Goose, 200 Greater White-fronted Goose, 2 Marbled Godwit and a dark Broad-winged Hawk. Winnie Burkett, … Read More

Smith Point Hawk Watch 11/23/21 (50 raptors)

Winnie reports 50 migrating raptors today.j Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 43 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 White-tailed Kite 1

Smith Point Hawk Watch 11/22/21 (176 raptors)

Bob reports 176 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 116 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 Cooper’s Hawk 8 Bald Eagle 2 Broad-winged Hawk 17 Red-tailed Hawk 9 American Kestrel 2 North winds all day. 800 Snow Geese, 5 White Ibis, and the north winds exposed some mudflat out in the bay and there were 17 Dunlin, 8 Sanderling, … Read More

Smith Point Hawk Watch 11/21/21 (6 raptors)

Bob reports 6 migrating raptors today. Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Bald Eagle 1 The wind was moderate from the SE and there were nice clouds but the birds did not come. Six Red-breasted Mergansers, a feeding flock of about 2,000 cormorants and a dolphin out in the bay kept Bob entertained.

Smith Point Hawk Watch 11/20/21 (271 raptors)

Bob reports 271 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 253 White-tailed Kite 1 Northern Harrier 9 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Red-tailed Hawk 1 The wind was out of the E but switched to the SE in the afternoon. Other birds of note were Chipping and Vesper Sparrows. Joe Kennedy helped out today.

Smith Point Hawk Watch 11/19/21 (599 raptors)

Bob reports 599 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 426 Osprey 5 Northern Harrier 15 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 Cooper’s Hawk 15 I identified accipiter 1 Bald Eagle 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Broad-winged Hawk 72 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 36 American Kestrel 1 A great north wind day. Lots of Snow Geese and white Pelicans. Joe Kennedy, Winnie Burkett and Marvin … Read More