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!
Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/30/21 (85 raptors)
Bob reports 85 migrating raptors today. Swallow-tailed Kite 5 Mississippi Kite 67 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 12 Some north winds midday brought some birds. Otherwise the skies were empty. Three guests from Kingwood today. The photo is Sara Harrison’s from yesterday. A ball of kites!
Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/29/21 (2544 raptors)
Bob reports 2,544 migrating raptors today. Osprey 1 Swallow-tailed Kite 8 Mississippi Kite 2471 Cooper’s Hawk 2 White-tailed Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 60 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Due to north winds produced by Hurricane Ida we skipped over our first three-digit day and moved right on to a four-digit day. Sara Harrison and Marvin Masters helped out today and their help … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/28/21 (7 raptors)
Bob reports 7 migrating raptors today. Mississippi Kite 2 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 3 Swainson’s Hawk 1 There was a lot of rain in the area and the wind was all over the place in the afternoon. The next few days might be interesting with the north winds produced by Hurricane Ida. Stay safe Louisiana! Joe Kennedy helped out … Read More