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A Great Day!!! Our Photography Workshop with Alan Murphy was a great success. Thank you Alan! And the birds! Wow. They just kept coming and coming. All those raptors plus a beautiful male Vermillion Flycatcher along the fence row and a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the north oak motte. It just doesn’t get much better than this day at the Point. … Read More

Beautiful weather but not as many birds as the past few days. We got strafed by a Cooper’s Hawk several times and an adult male Rufous Hummingbird at the feeders was a treat. Broad-winged Hawk 1466 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 57 Cooper’s Hawk 26 Unidentified accipter 2 Mississippi Kite 11 American kestrel 1017 Peregrine Falcon 1 … Read More

Another rocking day! Broad-winged Hawk 3952 Red-tailed Hawk 5 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 399 Cooper’s Hawk 184 Mississippi Kite 45 American Kestrel 22 Peregrine Falcon 12 Merlin 3 Osprey 3 Northern Harrier 13 Bald Eagle 1 Note: I will be at the hawk watch tomorrow and may not have internet access to post the totals.

Another great day at the point with nice temps for a change! Black Vulture 7 Broad-winged Hawk 2933 Red-tailed Hawk 5 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 192 Cooper’s Hawk 177 Mississippi Kite 58 American Kestrel 17 Peregrine Falcon 4 Merlin 3 Northern Harrier 7

Tad does it again! The best day so far. Birds in the air all day and many observers got great looks. Turkey Vulture 25 Black Vulture 8 Broad-winged Hawk 5843 Red-tailed Hawk 10 Swainson’s Hawk 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 325 Cooper’s Hawk 83 Mississippi Kite 75 White-tailed Kite 1 American Kestrel 29 Peregrine Falcon 15 Merlin 3 Osprey … Read More

Bob reports a good day with only one hour missed due to rain. Broad-winged Hawk 424 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 112 Cooper’s Hawk 19 Mississippi Kite 128 Swallow-tailed Kite 2 American Kestrel 3 Peregrine Falcon 4 Merlin 2 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 4

A half day today due to rain. Broad-winged Hawk 17 Sharp-shinned Hawk 36 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 2

Bob reports another south wind funky day but still birds! Broad-winged Hawk 20 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 77 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 22 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 3 Mississippi Kite l3 Northern Harrier 7

Bob reports strong southeast winds and funky weather making for a weird day with NO Broad-wings! Sharp-shinned Hawk 62 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 28 White-tailed Kite 1 American Kestrel 9 Merlin 3 Northern Harrier 3

The Sharp-shins have arrived! Broad-winged Hawk 15 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 60 Cooper’s Hawk 13 Mississippi Kite 174 Swallow-tailed Kite 2 American Kestrel 5 Peregrine Falcon 2 Merlin 2

Tad reported a somewhat slower day with threatening rain most of the day: Broad-winged Hawk 234 Sharp-shinned Hawk 23 Cooper’s Hawk 19 Mississippi Kite 241 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 American Kestrel 6 Peregrine Falcon 4 Osprey 5 Northern Harrier 4

Woohoo! Here come the Broad-wings. Broad-winged Hawk 4026 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 Cooper’s Hawk 15 Mississippi Kite 64 White-tailed Kite 1 American Kestrel 2 Peregrine Falcon 2