Bob reports 310 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 96 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 8 Mississippi Kite 194 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 6 Merlin 3 Osprey 1 Other birds of note: lots of Blue Grosbeaks. Nina Sitra, Mark Swanson, and Marcy Brown helped today. Thanks y’all! The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. We … Read More

Bob reports 10 migrating raptors today: Merlin 2 Mississippi Kite 8 David Sarkozi picked up a Sabine’s Gull heading across the bay! The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. We have received a number of donations! Thank you! We are about 1/5 of the way to full funding. If you would like to make a … Read More

Bob reports 1172 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 947 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 208 American Kestrel 1 Merlin 7 Northern Harrier 1 No other birds of note except tons of hummers at the feeders including a Rufous that put in a single appearance in the afternoon. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations … Read More

Bob reports 3,487 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 3045 Swainson’s Hawk 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Unknown accipiter 1 Mississippi Kite 423 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 Birds were high and far so there wasn’t much time to look around for other stuff. Marvin Masters and Clay Jacobs helped today. Thanks guys! The Smith … Read More

Tad reports 15,566 migrating raptors today. WOW!!! I told you they would come when the rain stopped! Broad-winged Hawk 14,250 Swainson’s Hawk 33 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 33 Mississippi Kite 1232 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Peregrine Falcon 5 Merlin 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 2 Bald Eagle 1 (youngster) Cessation of rains and north winds finally brought … Read More

Bob reports 6903 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 6370 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 513 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 4 Other birds of note: 4 young White-tailed Hawks circling around late in the day. Lots of help today! Thanks everyone! The Smith Point … Read More

Bob reports 1430 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 567 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Harris’s Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 832 Swallow-tailed Kite 3 White-tailed Kite 1 American Kestrel 2 Peregrine Falcon 5 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 2 Other birds of note: American White Pelicans, Yellow-breasted Chat, Reddish Egret, Blue Grosbeak. Lots of help … Read More

Bob reported 752 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 157 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 571 Swallow-tailed Kite 14 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 4 Osprey 2 Other birds of note: Cedar Waxwing, Inca Dove, 2000 White Ibis, 5 White Pelicans, 220 Anhinga, 18 Magnificent Frigatebird, and lots of swallow diversity. Marvin Masters helped today. The … Read More

Bob reports 0 migrating raptors today due to rain most of the day. One Black-chinned Hummingbird in the mix the feeders. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. We have received a number of donations! Thank you! We are about 1/5 of the way to full funding. If you would like to make a contribution, … Read More

Bob reports 92 migrating raptors today. Only 4.5 hours due to rain. Misssissippi Kite 86 Swallow-tailed Kite 3 Peregrine Falcon 2 Osprey 1 Other birds of note: Six Magnificent Frigatebirds. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. We have received a number of donations! Thank you! We are about 1/5 of the way to full … Read More

Bob reports 8 Mississippi Kites in an hour and a quarter of counting this afternoon. It rained all day until late when he was finally able to get back up on the tower. Rain, rain, rain! When will it end. When it does look out! The birds will be coming through fast and furious. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is … Read More