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Bob reports 9 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Swallow-tailed Kite 6 Joe Kennedy helped with the count today and tallied some passerines and other birds: 26 Black Vultures, 58 Orchard Orioles, 6 Olive-sided Flycatchers, 2 White-eyed Vireos, 10 Wood Storks, and 1 Solitary Sandpiper. Also 5 visitors that kept Bob talking though the birds were slow. … Read More

Bob reports 47 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 24 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 10 Swallow-tailed Kite 5 South winds led to a slow day, but some nice visitor’s made up for it! The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely through donations and grants. If you would like to make … Read More

Bob reports 122 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 40 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Mississippi Kite 66 Swallow-tailed Kite 3 Merlin 1 Harris’s Hawk 2 Other birds of note: 24 Wood Storks, very impressive ball of over 300 Anhinga, 3 Blue Grosbeaks, and 2 Olive-sides Flycatchers. Sara Harrison helped out today. Thanks Sara! … Read More

Bob reports 82 migrating raptors today. Bring it on! Broad-winged Hawk 42 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Mississippi Kite 15 Swallow-tailed Kite 3 Peregrine Falcon 1 Harris’s Hawk 1 White-tailed Hawk 2 The Harris’s Hawk was a different individual from yesterday evident by the molt pattern. Swallows were awesome today! Winnie Burkett started … Read More

Bob reports 19 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 7 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 1 Harris’s Hawk 1 Other birds of note – 28 Upland Sandpipers in one group though many more were heard only and 48 Wood Storks. For the first time it was a slow swallow day. To top … Read More

Tad reports 5 migrating raptors today. Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 3 Osprey 1 Our first of the season Sharp-shinned Hawk and Osprey! Strong winds and storms kept passerine migration down. However, a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak seen in flight was notable. A group of 8 Common Nighthawks and two groups of Black Terns were unusual sightings for the point. Visitor’s … Read More

Bob reports no migrating raptors today. It was a slow day with strong south winds that retarded any flight. Three local Crested Caracaras kept Bob entertained though. Some visitor’s reported three Swallow-tailed Kites in the area but they never came by the tower. Kathy Adams Clark brought her North American Nature Photo Association class by which was fun and there … Read More

Bob reports 38 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 22 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Swainson’s Hawk 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Other birds of note: 150 Wood Storks put on quite a show, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, a few Upland Sanpipers, 1 Yellow Warbler, 2 Blue Grosbeaks, a female Summer Tanager, a few Purple Martins, 1 Great crested … Read More

Bob reports 30 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 18 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 6 Swallow-tailed Kite 3 Non-migrating raptors included two Crested Caracaras, one White-tailed Hawk, and one Red-tailed Hawk. Other birds of note: seven Wood Storks, 20 American White Pelicans, two Olive-sided Flycatchers and an Eastern Kingbird. The Smith Point Hawk Watch is funded entirely … Read More

Bob reports 16 migrating raptors today. Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 8 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Other birds of note included one Olive-sided Flycatcher, 30 Wood Storks, and Bank Swallows and Purple Martins. Also there is a pond a little east of Smith Point on the north side of the road that held over 100 … Read More

Bob reports 17 migrating raptors today. Woohoo! First double digit day. They are coming folks! Mississippi Kite 6 Swallow-tailed Kite 11 The Swallow-tailed Kites put on quite a show with eight of them lingering over the tower for about 40 minutes. You can’t beat that show! Other birds included 6 Anhinga (first of those for the season), 36 Wood Storks … Read More

Tad reports nine migrating raptors today. Swainson’s Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 5 Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Very breezy all day long. Huge numbers of swallows riding the breeze and a good passerine movement early. At 9:00 28 Wood Storks flew in and spent the day trying to get lift with their numbers increasing to over 150. At 9:30 … Read More