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
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/11/18 (235 raptors)
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
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/10/18 (630 raptors)
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
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/9/18 (357 raptors)
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
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/8/18 (145 raptors)
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
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/7/18 (126 raptors)
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
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/6/18 733 raptors
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
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/5/18 (829 raptors)
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
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/4/18 (1,236 raptors)
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
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/3/18 (4,757 raptors)
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
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/2/18 (6,088 raptors)
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
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/1/18 (89 raptors)
Bob reports 89 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 80 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Peregrine Falcon 4 Northern Harrier 1 These birds came in a rain break from 9:30 to 1:30. Two big ole female Peregrines put on a show low over the tower making the rain delay well worth the wait for birds to appear. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is … Read More