Bob reports 634 migrating raptors today. Black Vulture 5 Turkey Vulture 416 Osprey 1 White-tailed Kite 1 Northern Harrier 14 Sharp-shinned Hawk 23 Cooper’s Hawk 27 Bald Eagle 2 White-tailed Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Broad-winged Hawk 110 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 17 American Kestrel 9 Peregrine Falcon 2 North winds brought the birds again. A Whooping Crane tried … Read More

Bob reports 4086 migrating raptors today. Black Vulture 67 Turkey Vulture 3143 Northern Harrier 45 Sharp-shinned Hawk 38 Cooper’s Hawk 76 Bald Eagle 15 White-tailed Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Broad-winged Hawk 612 Swainson’s Hawk 37 Red-tailed Hawk 43 American Kestrel 5 Peregrine Falcon 1 A nice north wind all day long. Another dark Broad-winged Hawk passed the tower but … Read More

Bob reports 137 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 30 Northern Harrier 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 Cooper’s Hawk 14 Broad-winged Hawk 36 Swainson’s Hawk 23 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Ferruginous Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 A Ferruginous Hawk! Also two Greater Yellowlegs, two Long-billed Curlews, and 19 Wood Storks.

Winnie Burkett reports 110 migrating raptors today. Northern Harrier 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Broad-winged Hawk 78 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 7 American Kestrel 7 Peregrine Falcon 1

Bob reports 425 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 161 Osprey 2 Mississippi Kite 1 Northern Harrier 15 Sharp-shinned Hawk 34 Cooper’s Hawk 14 Broad-winged Hawk 177 Swainson’s Hawk 5 Red-tailed Hawk 4 American Kestrel 10 Peregrine Falcon 2 The wind started out NE but switched to E after two hours. Three Common Loons graced the platform! Winnie Burkett helped out … Read More

Bob reports 1165 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 959 Northern Harrier 25 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 Cooper’s Hawk 22 Unidentified accipiter 1 Bald Eagle 3 Broad-winged Hawk 93 Swainson’s Hawk 15 Red-tailed Hawk 16 American Kestrel 3 Merlin 3 The wind started out ENE and switched to E but the birds kept coming. There lots of white pelicans and Sandhill Cranes. … Read More

Bob reports 4100 migrating raptors today. Black Vulture 13 Turkey Vulture 2059 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 110 Sharp-shinned Hawk 180 Cooper’s Hawk 159 Bald Ealge 4 Broad-winged Hawk 1247 Swainson’s Hawk 191 Red-tailed Hawk 131 American Kestrel 5 A mostly north wind supported a great flight! The first Greater White-fronted Geese of the season passed by and more Sandhill Cranes … Read More

Bob reports 543 migrating raptors today. Northern Harrier 86 Sharp-shinned Hawk 254 Cooper’s Hawk 79 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 13 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 93 Merlin 15 Strong westerly winds today, about 25 mph with a gust of 39 mph. The birds loved it! 30 Snow Goose, 1 Ross’s Goose, 100 Franklin’s Gulls, 65 Sandhill Cranes, 1 Wood … Read More

Bob reports 255 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 63 Northern Harrier 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 133 Merlin 40 Peregrine Falcon 1 Really strong west winds today. Most of the kestrels and Merlins came late in the day. 15 Sandhill Cranes and 75 Franklin’s Gulls made their way past the … Read More

Bob reports 22 migrating raptors today. White-tailed Kite 1 Mississippi Kite 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 Cooper’s Hawk 2 American Kestrel 5 Merlin 1 A strong west wind and rain for a couple of hours kept the birds from moving. Nine frigatebirds enjoyed it though and also nine Sandhill Cranes, the first of the season fly by. Tomorrow might just be … Read More

Tad reports 204 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 177 White-tailed Kite 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Broad-winged Hawk 1 American Kestrel 3 Peregrine Falcon 1 Southerly winds and overcast skies kept the raptors from moving today. But Turkey Vultures didn’t get the memo. The skies were full of them midday for several hours. Bird of note for the … Read More