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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.

Bob reports no migrating raptors today due to rain but there were 13 Magnificent Frigatebirds!

Bob reports 1706 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 1598 Swainson’s Hawk 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 23 Cooper’s Hawk 12 Mississippi Kite 1 Turkey Vulture 42 American Kestrel 22 Northern Harrier 3 The frigatebirds appeared to have departed. Bob hasn’t seen one since Sunday. A Black-bellied Plover flew by the tower which is pretty unusual!

Bob reports 1755 migrating raptors. Broad-winged Hawk 1530 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 11 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 Cooper’s Hawk 13 Turkey Vulture 144 American Kestrel 23 Peregrine Falcon 2 Northern Harrier 8 Very smoky day from a refuge burn. Lots of swallows.

Tad reports 2622 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 2273 Red-tailed Hawk 6 Swainson’s Hawk 39 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 55 Cooper’s Hawk 50 Turkey Vulture 127 Black Vulture 49 American Kestrel 4 Peregrine Falcon 2 Merlin 1 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 6 White-tailed Kite 1 Bald Eagle 5 Highlight was 5 Bald Eagles in air at once! It was … Read More

Bob reports 1585 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 1341 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Swainson’s Hawk 8 Harris’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 69 Cooper’s Hawk 32 Mississippi Kite 1 Turkey Vulture 95 American Kestrel 22 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 8 Great day for dark morph birds – 3 dark morph Broad-wing Hawks and 1 immature dark Swainson’s Hawk.

Bob reports 2131 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 1855 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Swainson’s Hawk 20 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 White-tailed Hawk 1 Harris’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 101 Cooper’s Hawk 40 Mississippi Kite 1 Turkey Vulture 48 Black Vulture 8 American Kestrel 29 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 13 2 Magnificent Frigatebirds remain. An adult Harris’s Hawk, … Read More

Bob reports 3302 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 3089 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 20 Sharp-shinned Hawk 67 Coooper’s Hawk 41 Mississippi Kite 1 Turkey Vulture 32 Black Vulture 10 American Kestrel 18 Peregrine Falcon 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 19 Bald Eagle 1 Still one frigatebird hanging around.

Bob reports 2423 raptors migrating today. Broad-winged Hawk 2159 Red-tailed Hawk 5 Swainson’s Hawk 34 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 82 Cooper’s Hawk 52 Small Accipiter 3 Mississippi Kite 8 Turkey Vulture 18 Black Vulture 10 American Kestrel 32 Merlin 1 Osprey 3 Northern Harrier 13 Bald Eagle 2 Three Wood Storks, 1 frigatebird, many White Ibis and white pelicans. … Read More

Bob reports 2001 migrating raptors today! Broad-winged Hawk 1694 Red-tailed Hawk 7 Swainson’s Hawk 30 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 56 Cooper’s Hawk 57 Mississippi Kite 5 White-tailed kite 2 Turkey Vulture 81 Black Vulture 22 American Kestrel 12 Peregrine Falcon 2 Merlin 1 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 26 Bald Eagle 2 200 American White Pelicans, Lots of swallows, a … Read More