Bob reports 47 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Mississippi Kite 16 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Broad-winged Hawk 19 Swainson’s Hawk 1 American Kestrel 3 Two Wood Storks, two Olive-sided Flycatchers, 10 Dickcissels, several Blue Grosbeaks and a Baltimore Oriole represented the passerines today. Joe Kennedy and Marvin Masters helped out.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/10/21 (24 raptors)
Bob reports 24 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 3 Mississippi Kite 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 5 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 Merlin 1 Low total but a lot of diversity! The dragonflies stole the show again today. Jana and John Whittle and Billy Kleinpeter helped … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/9/21 (93 raptors)
Bob reports 93 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Mississippi Kite 66 Northern Harrier 2 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Broad-winged Hawk 12 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Peregrine Falcon 1 The dragonflies put on quite a show today. Swallows too though there was less hummingbirds. I guess they took that north wind south. A Yellow-crowned Night-heron flew past the tower … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/8/21 (982 raptors)
Bob reports 982 migrating raptors today. Osprey 2 Swallow-tailed Kite 10 Mississippi Kite 814 Northern Harrier 7 Cooper’s Hawk 12 Broad-winged Hawk 137 North wind brings birds! Lots of swallows. Marvin Masters and Linda Hoffman helped out today.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/7/21 (283 raptors)
Tad reports 283 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Mississippi Kite 155 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 Broad-winged Hawk 106 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 7 It was a good day at the hawk watch today. Pleasant temperatures and little humidity with a gentle breeze throughout the day. Passerines put on a show early before the raptors started flying. … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/6/21 (19 raptors)
Bob reports 19 migrating raptors today. Mississippi Kite 3 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Broad-winged Hawk 11 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Lots of hummers, 40 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks and a Common Nighthawk.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/5/21 (38 raptors)
Bob reports 38 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 9 Mississippi Kite 16 Northern Harrier 1 Broad-winged Hawk 10 Peregrine Falcon 2 Lots of hummers today. Sara Harrison helped out.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/4/21 (17 raptors)
Bob reports 17 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 4 Mississippi Kite 7 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Identified raptor 1 107 Magnificent Frigatebirds! 3 Wood Storks, 7 Roseate Spoonbills, 2 Bank Swallows. A hazy day with poor visibility. Joe Kennedy and Marvin Masters helped out today.
Oystercatcher Diaries 2021: Week of August 30, 2021
By Susan Heath Well it was quite a day. I managed to forget my binoculars so we stopped by Alan’s house on the way out to Jones Bay and I borrowed a pair. So nice to have a volunteer living right on the bay! We found zero oystercatchers in Jones Bay and not much else either. When we went along … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/3/21 (4 raptors)
Bob reports 4 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 1 White-tailed Hawk 1 Large swallow flights today! Lots of hummers, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and Dickcissels.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/1/21 & 9/2/21 (0/4 raptors)
No migrating raptors on 9/1/21. On 9/2/21: Bob reported 4 migrating raptors. Osprey 1 Swallow-tailed Kites 3 Mostly south wind with lots of storm cells. There was a Sora in the ponds and waterthrush species along with lots of Dickcissels. Hummingbirds are picking up and there was a Black-chinned and a Rufous/Allen’s.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/31/21 (6 raptors)
Joe reports 6 migrating raptors today. Osprey 1 Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Local birds included both vultures, a caracara, and Cooper’s Hawk. Eastern Kingbirds were migrating in force and Joe counted 64. 26 Dickcissels, 9 White Ibis and amazingly no gnatcatchers! Thanks Joe!