Bob reports a total of 218 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 165 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 6 Mississippi Kite 38 Peregrine Falcon 2 After a nice morning, strong south winds in the afternoon shut things down pretty quickly.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/16/17 (270 raptors)
Bob reports 270 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged Hawk 184 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 69 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 2 Merlin 4 Also White-eyed Vireo, Yellow Warbler and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/15/17 (364 raptors)
Bob reports 364 migrating birds today. Broad-winged Hawk 225 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 106 Black Vulture 23 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 1 Nothing else too exciting. Still a couple Olive-sided Flycatchers around and two frigatebirds today.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/14/17 (59 raptors)
Bob reports 59 migrants today. Broad-winged Hawk 40 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 6 Mississippi Kite 8 Peregrine Falcon 1 Northern Harrier 3 Eight frigatebirds at once made Bob a happy guy today!
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/13/17 (240 raptors)
Bob reports 240 birds today. Broad-winged Hawk 176 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 60 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 1 Two Magnificent Frigatebirds were the first in several days and lots of hummers, maybe 70 at the feeders.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/12/17 (9156 raptors)
Wow!! Back to back 4 digit days. You shoulda been there! Wish I had been. Broad-winged Hawk 9065 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 6 Mississippi Kite 74 White-tailed Kite 1 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 3 Birds started early and continued all day with big numbers into the afternoon. Birds were high and obviously planning … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/11/17 (3948 raptors)
Great day finally! Broad-winged Hawk 3898 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 39 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Northern Harrier 5 Also lots of passerine migration happening.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/10/17 (141 raptors)
Bob reports 141 birds: Broad-tailed Hawk 43 Swainson’s Hawk 4 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 89 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Merlin 1 Many Mississippi Kites flying close to tower eating dragonflies.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/9/17 (161 raptors)
Another good day at the point! Broad-winged Hawk 31 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 White-tailed Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Mississippi Kite 115 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 3 Another good day with our first kestrels and Peregrine Falcons of the season. It’s only going to get better from here on out. A Pileated … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/8/17 (204 raptors)
Finally a triple digit day! Broad-winged Hawk 150 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 51 Northern Harrier 2
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/7/17 (37 raptors)
Despite the north winds Bob reported on 37 birds. What gives! Broad-winged Hawk 24 White-tailed Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 4 Mississippi Kite 3 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 White-tailed Kite 1 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 2 The female Black-chinned Hummingbird is still present!
Smith Point Hawk Watch 9/6/17 (62 raptors)
Bob reports 62 birds today. With the cold front tomorrow will probably be better! Broad-winged Hawk 37 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 22 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Also a female Black-chinned Hummingbird, a beautiful young White-tailed Hawk, lots of White Ibis and 170 Anhinga.