Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/7/16 (6 raptors)

Bob reports: Broad-winged Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 10 Wood Storks and no visitor’s. Bob’s getting lonely!

Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/6/16 (0 raptors)

Joe Kennedy reports no countable birds today. 3 local young broad-wings were around several times, a couple of cooper’s and an osprey. Red-shouldered called. One young red-tail and a couple of caracara. 12 white pelicans, 9 wood storks, and 20 white ibis

Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/3/16 (14 raptors)

Hello all, Bob reports the following on this fine hot August day: Broad-winged Hawk 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Mississippi Kite 1 Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Plus 74 Wood Storks and a large alligator in the pond.

Smith Point Hawk Watch (8/2/16) 12 raptors

Howdy all, Bob reports the following: 7 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Swainson’s hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Swallow-tailed Kites 1 Osprey Also of note, 4 Roseate Spoonbills and 48 Wood Storks.

Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/1/16 (4 raptors)

Howdy all, Bob reports 4 countable Broad-winged Hawks on this first day of the count. Additional entertainment included an adult White-tailed Hawk, a juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk, and an Osprey. On the non-raptor front he had 20 Magnificent Frigatebirds and 2 Wood Storks. The count has begun! Come on out and enjoy it with us! Sue

Smith Point Hawk Watch starts tomorrow!

Howdy y’all, It’s July 31st and you know what that means? The Smith Point Hawk Watch starts tomorrow! We brought the trailer over last Friday and got everything at the tower set up. Bob Baez has returned as counter for this 20th season. To celebrate our 20th season, we have some great t-shirts with artwork by Cin-Ty Lee featuring the … Read More

Smith Point Hawkwatch report for Nov 15

Smith Point Hawkwatch report for Nov 15. Moderate northeast wind shifted to east midday. The last day, always a little sad but you know it is the right time to wrap it up. This is a wonderful site to hawkwatch and to enjoy the species richness of all the other flying creatures. Thanks to all […]

Smith Point Hawkwatch report for Nov 14

Smith Point Hawkwatch report for Nov 14. Moderate northeast winds with healthy gusts shifted to strong east winds around 1000. Joe Kennedy and Jana and John Whittle helped with the count. Bob Migrants 28 Turkey Vultures 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harriers 1 Sharp-shinned Hawks 2 Cooper’s Hawks 2 Broad-winged Hawks 3 Red-tailed Hawks 4 Swainson’s […]

Smith Point Hawkwatch report for Nov 13

Smith Point Hawkwatch report for Nov 13. Moderate northeast winds with healthy gusts shifted to easterly around 1100. Bob Migrants 24 Turkey Vultures 6 Northern Harriers 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks 5 Cooper’s Hawks 7 Broad-winged Hawks 3 Red-tailed Hawks 3 Swainson’s Hawks 2015 Smith Point YTD Black Vulture 117 Turkey Vulture 1086 Osprey 71 Bald Eagle […]