Joe reports 119 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 69 Northern Harrier 8 Bald Eagle 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Cooper’s Hawk 9 Broad-winged Hawk 25 White-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 Merlin 2 The first two hours were foggy but it cleared around 10:00. The birds were in and out of low clouds all day and by 2:30 it started raining. … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/26/20 (71 raptors)
Bob reports 71 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 43 Northern Harrier 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 Cooper’s Hawk 9 American Kestrel 3 Merlin 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 The wind was east to east southeast and mostly cloudy. The young male Black-chinned Hummingbird is hanging in there as well as one Rufous/Allen’s.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/25/20 (84 raptors)
Bob reports 84 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 60 Northern Harrier 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Bald Eagle 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 11 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Overcast all day. Northeast wind switch to east. A young male Black-chinned Hummingbird is still hanging around the feeders.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/24/20 (607 raptors)
Bob reports 607 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 346 Osprey 3 Northern Harrier 13 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 Cooper’s Hawk 21 Bald Eagle 4 (2 adult, 2 1st year) White-tailed Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Broad-winged Hawk 167 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 American Kestrel 25 Merlin 1 Strong north winds for five hours, then switching to the northeast. Two … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/23/20 (388 raptors)
Bob reports 388 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 296 Northern Harrier 11 Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Broad-winged Hawk 54 Swainson’s Hawk 1 American Kestrel 5 The wind was out of the southeast most of the day. In the last hour the front moved in and the wind switch to north. The Rufous/Allen’s Hummingbird is still around. 2 Magnificent … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/22/20 (300 raptors)
Bob reports 300 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 117 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 38 Cooper’s Hawk 29 Broad-winged Hawk 90 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 2 American Kestrel 14 Merlin 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 The wind was east south east. Bird of the day a Rufous/Allen’s Hummingbird.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/21/20 (677 raptors)
Bob reports 677 migrating raptors today. Black Vulture 4 Turkey Vulture 67 Osprey 2 Mississippi Kite 1 Northern Harrier 11 Sharp-shinned Hawk 23 Cooper’s Hawk 50 Bald Eagle 1 (non-adult) Broad-winged Hawk 442 Swainson’s Hawk 6 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 63 Merlin 3 Peregrine Falcon 2 It was foggy the first two hours of the day then clear with … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/20/20 (160 raptors)
John and Lynn Wright report 160 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 97 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 Cooper’s Hawk 8 Broad-winged Hawk 29 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 7 Still lots of Blue Jays and the first Sandhill Cranes of the season.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/19/20 (263 raptors)
Bob reports 263 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 78 Mississippi Kite 4 Northern Harrier 10 Sharp-shinned Hawk 78 Cooper’s Hawk 15 Broad-winged Hawk 26 American Kestrel 48 Merlin 3 Peregrine Falcon 1 Southeast wind all day but the accipiters kept coming anyway. Linda Hoffman helped out today.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/18/20 (311 raptors)
Bob reports 311 migrating raptors today. Northern Harrier 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 145 Cooper’s Hawk 38 Broad-winged Hawk 10 American Kestrel 112 Peregrine Falcon 2 Strong southeast winds throughout the day. Sharpies and kestrels came through despite the south wind and a single frigatebird was nice. High count of 29 Blue Jays and many swallows. Sara Harrison helped out today.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/17/20 (192 raptors)
Bob reports 192 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 29 White-tailed Kite 1 Mississippi Kite 9 Northern Harrier 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 39 Cooper’s Hawk 18 Broad-winged Hawk 61 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 30 Merlin 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 It was overcast most of the day. The northeast wind switched to southeast. March Brown and Sara Harrison helped out.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/16/20 (179 raptors)
Bob reports 179 migrating raptors today. Mississippi Kite 1 Northern Harrier 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 46 Cooper’s Hawk 17 Broad-winged Hawk 36 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 74 Merlin 1 American Kestrels put on a good show in the morning. Northeast wind all day but it didn’t produce good numbers. 250 white pelicans were nice. Lots of help today. Joe Kennedy, … Read More