By Susan Heath It’s time! Welcome back to the Oystercatcher Diaries. We started surveying in January but we didn’t find any nests until today. The weather has not been on our side so far and I’ve had to reschedule every survey from Thursday to Monday just to get them done! Not a good start but the weather out there this … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 11/1/21 (412 raptors)
Bob reports 412 migrating raptors today. Turkey Vulture 118 Northern Harrier 11 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 Cooper’s Hawk 24 Bald Eagle 1 Broad-winged Hawk 216 Swainson’s Hawk 4 Red-tailed Hawk 12 American Kestrel 5 The wind started out NE but then switched to E. 30 more Sandhill Cranes home for the winter. Sara Harrison helped out today.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/9/21 (207 raptors)
Bob reports 207 migrating raptors today. Black Culture 28 Turkey Vulture 52 Mississippi Kite 1 Northern Harrier 7 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 Coopers Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 81 Swainson’s Hawk 1 American Kestrel 13 Peregrine Falcon 2 Lots of swallows. 27 migrating Blue Jays. Joe Kennedy helped out today.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/25/20 (no count)
No count today due to hurricane evacuations. See you in a few days.
SMITH POINT HAWK WATCH 11/7/2019 (83 RAPTORS)
Bob reports 83 raptors today. Broad-winged hawk 14 Sharp-shinned hawk 9 Cooper’s hawk 3 Turkey vulture 50 Northern harrier 7. Bob had to quit early today because of the rain.
SMITH POINT HAWK WATCH 11/6/2019 (143 RAPTORS)
Bob reports 143 raptors today Broad-winged hawk 28 Red-tailed hawk 3 Swainson’s hawk 1 Sharp-shinned hawk 14 Cooper’s hawk 4 Turkey vulture 77 Black Vulture 7 Northern harrier 9. There was a strong East wind today. Bob saw 150 American White Pelicans as well.
SMITH POINT HAWK WATCH 11/5/2019 (43 RAPTORS)
Winnie Burkett reports 43 migrating raptors today. Broad-wing Hawk 4 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Sharp-shined Hawk 5 Coopers Hawk 3 Turkey Vulture 15 American Kestrel 3 Northern Harrier 9 Lots of swallows early and a Vermilion Flycatcher hanging out with some Sissor-tailed Flycatchers.
SMITH POINT HAWK WATCH 11/4/2019 (36 RAPTORS)
Bob reports 36 migrating raptors today. Swainson’s hawk 1 Sharp-shinned hawk 22 Cooper’s hawk 9 Northern harrier 4. Bob was helped by Sara Harrison today.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 11/2/19 (417 Raptors)
Bob reports 417 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged hawk 123 Red-tailed hawk 11 Swainson’s hawk 6 Sharp-shinned hawk 71 Cooper’s hawk 25 Turkey vulture 144 American kestrel 10 Merlin 1 Northern harrier 26. Bob helped by Joe Kennedy today.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 11/1/2019 (163 Raptors)
Bob reports 163 migrating raptors today. Broad-winged hawk 163 Red-tailed hawk 7 Swainson’s hawk 3 Red-shouldered hawk 1 Sharp-shinned hawk 21 Cooper’s hawk 7 Turkey vulture 42 Merlin 2 Northern harrier 37 Bob has seen several other birds of the day: tons of American white pelicans, a hooded merganser, and a western flycatcher. Winnie Burkett was a great help to … Read More
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/31/2019 (854 Raptors)
Bob reports 854 migrating raptors today Broad-winged hawk 624 Red-tailed hawk 6 Swainson’s hawk 4 Sharp-shinned hawk 31 Cooper’s hawk 18 Mississippi kite 1 Turkey vulture 128 American kestrel 8 Merlin 2 Northern harrier 32 Bob also reports 56 sandhill cranes, 122 woodstorks, 66 snow geese, and 3 dark winged hawks.
Smith Point Hawk Watch 10/30/2019 (11 Raptors)
Bob reports 11 raptors seen today. Due to the rain, he was only able to watch for 5.5 hours. Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 Peregrine Falcon 1 Northern Harrier 1