Bob reports 1783 migrating raptors today. Broad–winged Hawk 1432 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 208 Cooper’s Hawk 66 Mississippi Kite 36 American Kestrel 23 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 4 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 4 The Nature Discovery Center group found a male Cerulean Warbler in one of the mottes! Also some Wood Storks hanging … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/28/17 (317 raptors)
Bob reports 317 raptors today. Things should pick up considerably over the next several days. Broad-winged Hawk 136 Red-tailed Hawk 8 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 93 Cooper’s Hawk 37 Small accipiter 10 Mississippi Kite 10 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 American Kestrel 5 Peregrine Falcon 7 Merlin 4 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 2 Bald Eagle 1 An adult Bald Eagle was … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/27/17 (202 raptors)
Bob reports 202 raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 96 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 44 Cooper’s Hawk 22 Mississippi Kite 25 American Kestrel 6 Peregrine Falcon 3 Merlin 3 The Common Loon of the season made an appearance and the gang of 8 frigatebirds returned. Also the alligator in the pond by the tower was growling!
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/26/17 (245 raptors)
Tad reports 245 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 141 Sharp-shinned 57 Cooper’s Hawk 16 Mississippi Kite 16 American Kestrel 6 Merlin 4 Osprey 5 The kite from yesterday turned out to be a young Mississippi Kite. Fooled everyone!
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/25/17 (525 raptors)
Bob reports 525 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 219 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Mississippi Kite 258 American Kestrel 10 Peregrine Falcon 2 Merlin 5 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 2 And an odd looking kite photos of which have been sent off for review. Stay tuned!
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/24/17 (214 raptors)
Where’d the birds go? Broad-winged Hawk 117 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 9 Mississippi Kite 74 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 3 Osprey 3 Northern Harrier 2 Bob reports a great Merlin show today and Nina found the pictured Water Moccasin on one of the paths to the mottes. Be careful out there.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/23/17 (2380 raptors)
Bob reports 2380 raptors. Another great day! Broad-winged Hawk 2012 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Swainson’s Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 Cooper’s Hawk 30 Mississippi Kite 303 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 American Kestrel 5 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 4 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 2 Also some nice passerine migrants. Yellow-throated Warbler, Baltimore Oriole, Black and White Warbler, Nashville Warbler and Blue Grosbeak.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/22/17 (1897 raptors)
Good day today! Bob reports 1897 migrating raptors. Broad-winged Hawk 1078 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 Cooper’s Hawk 32 Mississippi Kite 756 Swallow-tailed Kite 3 American Kestrel 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 3 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 3
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/21/17 (70 raptors)
Bob reports 70 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 5 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk Mississippi Kite 61 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 1
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/20/17 (185 raptors)
Another slow day! Darn those south winds. Bob reports 185 migrating raptors. Broad-winged Hawk 116 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 64 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 1 Northern Harrier 1 Lots of hummers and the gang of 8 frigatebirds kept things interesting.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/19/17 (274 raptors)
Tad reports 274 migrating raptors today: Broad-winged Hawk 139 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 White-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 126 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 In the morning there were lots and lots of Dickcissels, warblers and Eastern Kingbirds passing through.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/18/17 (81)
Bob reports 81 birds today. Broad-winged Hawk 24 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 52 Peregrine Falcon 1 Merlin 2 Also a lone American White Pelican, 8 frigatebirds at once, a Black-chinned Hummingbird, and possibly a Rufous Hummingbird. The road is out on FM 562 south of SH 61 and also on FM 1985 east of Anahuac NWR so to get … Read More