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Bob reports 49 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 American Kestrel 26 Unidentified Falcon 1 Northern Harrier 8 Strong south winds retarded the flight today. Looking forward to the cold front on Monday! Birds of the day were four Magnificent Frigatebirds. Joe Kennedy, Nina Sitra, and Regina Tibbits helped out today. Thanks y’all! The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded … Read More

Bob reports 108 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 9 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Harris’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 Cooper’s Hawk 18 Mississippi Kite 2 Turkey Vulture 11 Black Vulture 5 American Kestrel 26 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 2 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 3 Other birds of note: Lots of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers, six Wood Storks, Northern Rough-winged Swallows and more dolphins … Read More

Bob reports 235 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 102 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 Cooper’s Hawk 18 Mississippi Kite 2 Turkey Vulture 43 Black Vulture 8 American Kestrel 14 Peregrine Falcon 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 11 Bald Eagle 2 Other birds of note: 4 Wood Storks, 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, and over 100 Chimney Swifts and … Read More

Bob reports 630 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 495 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 55 Cooper’s Hawk 17 Mississippi Kite 5 Black Vulture 24 American Kestrel 6 Peregrine Falcon 5 Merlin 2 Unidentified small falcon 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 7 Bald Eagle 2 Best non-bird sighting today was a few dolphins frolicking close … Read More

Tad reports 357 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 209 Sharp-shinned Hawk 88 Cooper’s Hawk 24 Mississippi Kite 21 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 3 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 3 South winds hampered the flight again. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. We have received a number of donations! Thank you! We still … Read More

Bob reports 145 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 16 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 93 Cooper’s Hawk 6 Mississippi Kite 5 American Kestrel 2 Peregrine Falcon 10 Merlin 2 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 8 Bald Eagle 1 The Peregrines put on quite a show today zipping across the bay without a second thought. Strong southeast winds kept the flight down … Read More

Bob reports 126 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 38 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 66 Cooper’s Hawk 8 Mississippi Kite 1 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 4 Bird of the day was a Say’s Phoebe on Hawkin’s Camp Road and the sighting of the day was a brief look at a bobcat out in the … Read More

Bob reports 733 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 523 Red-tailed Hawk 5 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 117 Cooper’s Hawk 30 Unidentified Accipiter 2 Mississippi Kite 19 Black Vulture 15 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 1 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 12 Bald Eagle 2 Cin-ty Lee brought a geology group from Rice to visit today and there was … Read More

Bob reports 829 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 647 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 126 Cooper’s Hawk 16 Mississippi Kite 13 White-tailed Kite American Kestrel 6 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 2 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 12 Bald Eagle 1 The White-tailed Kite sailed over the east motte and just kept right on going across the bay towards … Read More

Bob reports 1,236 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 982 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 144 Cooper’s Hawk 48 Mississippi Kite 33 Black Vulture 7 American Kestrel 5 Peregrine Falcon 3 Opsrey 4 Northern Harrier 5 Bald Eagle 1 Good count today. Marvin Masters and Tad Finnell helped out and there were lots of great visitors. The Smith … Read More

Bob reports 4,757 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 4,604 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 156 Cooper’s Hawk 24 Mississippi Kite 45 Black Vulture 9 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 2 Northern Harrier 10 An alligator crossed from the pond over to bay again. Maybe we should start counting them! The Smith Point Hawk Watch is … Read More

Tad reports 6,088 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 4411 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 318 Cooper’s Hawk 14 Mississippi Kite 1325 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 1 Osprey 4 Northern Harrier 6 Birds, birds, birds. It was difficult to count today because of the constant stream of birds moving back and forth. The big hour was between 2 … Read More