A slow day but a juvenile dark Broad-winged was a treat! Broad-winged Hawk 22 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 Cooper’s Hawk 23 Black Vulture 12 American Kestrel 9 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 1 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 1 Photo courtesy of Joe Kennedy.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/9/16 (285 raptors)
Another slow day. Broad-winged Hawk 169 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 44 Cooper’s Hawk 45 Mississippi Kite 4 Turkey Vulture 5 American Kestrel 6 Peregrine Falcon 2 Northern Harrier 5
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/8/16 (394 raptors)
A surprisingly slow day today at the Point given the posts about raptors streaming over Houston and Austin on FB and TexBirds. Broad-winged Hawk 158 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Swainson’s Hawk 11 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 125 Cooper’s Hawk 51 Mississippi Kite 6 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Black Vulture 3 American Kestrel 12 Peregrine Falcon 13 Merlin 2 Northern Harrier 7
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/7/16 (1976 raptors)
A great day with a very late Swallow-tailed Kite! Broad-winged Hawk 1544 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 319 Cooper’s Hawk 39 Mississippi Kite 6 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 White-tailed Kite 1 American Kestrel 43 Merlin 5 Northern Harrier 12
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/6/16 (521 raptors)
Things are slowing down. Maybe there’s another big slug of Broad-wings up the pike. Time will tell. Broad-winged Hawk 319 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 102 Cooper’s Hawk 50 Mississippi Kite 13 Turkey Vulture 15 American Kestrel 12 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 6 Bald Eagle 1
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/5/16 (46 raptors)
A slow day. Broad-winged Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 41 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Peregrine Falcon 1
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/4/16 (2012 raptors)
Well it’s Tuesday and Tad was there so guess what – a lot of birds! Broad-winged Hawk 1816 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 89 Cooper’s Hawk 13 Mississippi Kite 25 Turkey Vulture 25 American Kestrel 5 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 4
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/3/16 (634 raptors)
A decent day but nothing like the weekend! Broad-winged Hawk 449 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 135 Cooper’s Hawk 25 Small accipiter 1 Mississippi Kite 10 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 6
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/2/16 (1257)
In Bob’s own words – what a difference a day makes. Far fewer birds today! Broad-winged Hawk 1138 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 57 Cooper’s Hawk 26 Mississippi Kite 15 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 4 Merlin 2 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 7
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/1/16 (12,954 raptors)
A Great Day!!! Our Photography Workshop with Alan Murphy was a great success. Thank you Alan! And the birds! Wow. They just kept coming and coming. All those raptors plus a beautiful male Vermillion Flycatcher along the fence row and a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the north oak motte. It just doesn’t get much better than this day at the Point. … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/30/16 (1468 raptors)
Beautiful weather but not as many birds as the past few days. We got strafed by a Cooper’s Hawk several times and an adult male Rufous Hummingbird at the feeders was a treat. Broad-winged Hawk 1466 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 57 Cooper’s Hawk 26 Unidentified accipter 2 Mississippi Kite 11 American kestrel 1017 Peregrine Falcon 1 … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/29/16 (4642 raptors)
Another rocking day! Broad-winged Hawk 3952 Red-tailed Hawk 5 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 399 Cooper’s Hawk 184 Mississippi Kite 45 American Kestrel 22 Peregrine Falcon 12 Merlin 3 Osprey 3 Northern Harrier 13 Bald Eagle 1 Note: I will be at the hawk watch tomorrow and may not have internet access to post the totals.