Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/31/16 (69 raptors)

Bob reports a good day with north winds. Broad-winged Hawk 35 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 22 Swallow-tailed Kite 9 Totals for the month: Osprey 5 Northern Harrier 1 Cooper’s Hawk 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 Broad-winged Hawk 310 Red-tailed Hawk 6 Swainson’s Hawk 18 White-tailed Hawk 1 Merlin 1 Peregrine Falcon 5 Mississippi Kite … Read More

Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/30/16 (104 raptors)

Now we’re talking! I don’t know how but Tad always manages to get the best days. Broad-winged Hawk 81 Swainson’s Hawk 5 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Mississippi Kite 13 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Osprey 1 Peregrine Falcon 1

Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/27/16 (55 raptors)

Joe reports our first Merlin of the season heading out over the bay without hesitation. Broad-winged Hawk 28 Merlin 1 Mississippi Kite 24 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Osprey 1 11 Olive-sided Flycatchers! Smith Point is the best spot for them in the fall that I know. Come on out and join us!

Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/26/16 (72 raptors)

Another good day but ended early due to rain. Broad-winged Hawk 56 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 1 Swallow-tailed Kite 11 Peregrine Falcon 1 Osprey 1 Highlight of the day was the Peregrine stooping on a White Ibis!

Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/25/16 (82 raptors)

Woohoo! A double digit day. Things are looking up. Broad-winged Hawk 62 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 13 Swallow-tailed Kite 2 White-tailed Hawk 1

Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/24/16 (15 raptors)

Bob reports another south wind day which makes it not so great for migrating raptors. He still managed 15 birds though and the diversity is picking up. Broad-winged Hawk 5 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 4 Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 White-tailed Kite 2 Also about 40 Wood Storks.

Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/23/16 (14 raptors)

A better day today. Broad-winged Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 1 Swallow-tailed Kite 5 Also the first Scissor-tailed Flycatcher of the year at the point. Photo by Joe Kennedy.

Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/22/16 (1 raptor)

Bob is back! Unfortunately he only had one countable bird today – a lone Mississippi Kite. Lot of other stuff to look at though. Local Osprey and Cooper’s Hawk, many passerines passing through. He had a Great-crested Flycatcher in the trees by the tower. Come on out and see for yourself!

Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/21/16 (4 raptors)

Well not a stellar day at the point especially considering the day Joe had yesterday. Only four countable raptors and we got rained out around noon. Swainson’s Hawk 2 Swallow-tailed Kite 2 (very distant) When we arrived at 8:00 there were Dickcissels and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers flying around everywhere. Those gnatcatchers are brave souls taking out across the bay like they … Read More

Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/20/16 (27 raptors)

27 countable birds today and EVERY one of them was a Swallow-tailed Kite. Woohoo! Joe Kennedy had the best day yet this season. Other non-countable birds included: 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 White-tailed Hawk adult 1 Red-shouldered Hawk very young flew in to perch on the back of the pond 1 Swainson’s Hawk 2 Ospreys Vermilion flycatcher young … Read More