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On this first day of November, Bob reports only 2 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Northern Harrier 1 A rainy day kept the birds down. Tomorrow may not be any better!

Tad reports 61 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 4 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned 2 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Turkey Vulture 32 Black Vulture 12 American Kestrel 2 Northern Harrier 3 The surprise of the day was the total lack of birds in the sky with the exception of swallows of which there were thousands.

Bob reports 175 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 47 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Turkey Vulture 5 American Kestrel 1 Northern Harrier 11 Two Wood Storks and one Magnificent Frigatebird made the day!

Bob reports 373 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawks 52 Red-tailed Hawk 8 Swainson’s Hawk 21 Harris’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 Cooper’s Hawk 13 Turkey Vulture 231 Black Vulture 2 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 21 Osprey 1 White-tailed Kite 1 Golden Eagle 1 Winnie Burkett arrived at dawn and was rewarded with a coyote … Read More

Bob reports 1292 migrating raptors today. 1292 Broad-winged Hawk 447 Red-tailed Hawk 21 Swainson’s Hawk 42 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 White-tailed Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 64 Cooper’s Hawk 39 Turkey Vulture 624 American Kestrel 10 Merlin 2 Northern Harrier 31 Harris’s Hawk 3 Golden Eagle 1 (juvenile) Bald Eagle 4 (2 adults, one third year, one fourth year) Two Snow Geese … Read More

Bob reports 223 migrating raptors today. Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 11 Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Turkey Vulture 153 Black Vulture 5 American Kestrel 13 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 2 Northern Harrier 12 One wood stork hanging around and one of the Merlins was a male prairie, cool looking bird.

Bob reports 42 migrating raptors today. Swainson’s Hawk 13 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 Cooper’s Hawk 3 American Kestrel 4 Northern Harrier 16 Other birds hanging around that weren’t counted included an adult Bald Eagle. two Crested Caracara, two Ruddy Turnstone, two Black-bellied Plover, and one Magnificent Frigatebird hanging around with a flock of Turkey Vultures that seem to like the area.

Bob reports 586 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 177 Red-tailed Hawk 21 Swainson’s Hawk 173 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 White-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 Cooper’s Hawk 19 Turkey Vulture 142 American Kestrel 5 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 34 Bald Eagle 1 The Harris’s Hawk put in another appearance. A non-migrating Bald Eagle was hanging around. 400 Franklin’s Gulls 70 Sandhill … Read More

Tad reports 438 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 203 Red-tailed Hawk 7 Swainson’s Hawk 14 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 22 Turkey Vulture 125 Black Vulture 2 American Kestrel 2 Peregine Falcon 1 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 16 Bald Eagle 1 Highlights were the incredible number of Greater White-fronted Geese (1000’s), a lone Wood Stork and the … Read More

Bob reports 389 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 272 Red-tailed Hawk 8 Swainson’s Hawk 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 White-tailed Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 Cooper’s Hawk 15 Turkey Vulture 36 Black Vulture 8 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 2 Merlin 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 14 Bald Eagle 1 Lot of nice passerines today. 5 Nashville Warbler, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler, some … Read More

Bob reports 29 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 12 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 Cooper’s Hawk 3 American Kestrel 3 Peregrine Falcon 2 Lots of rain today. Tomorrow might be good with the north winds!

Bob reports only 62 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 22 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 Cooper’s Hawk 8 Turkey Vulture 7 American Kestrel 5 Peregrine Falcon 1 Northern Harrier 4 Strong south winds shut down the flight but three frigatebirds still entertained.