Totals for 28 August 1998/ Season Totals
 

Osprey 0/ 3
Swallow-tailed Kite 3/ 18
White-tailed Kite 0/ 3
Mississippi Kite 346/ 562
Northern Harrier 0/ 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1/ 3
Cooper's Hawk 2/ 4
Unid. accipiter 1/ 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0/ 7
Broad-winged Hawk 173/ 693
Swainson's Hawk 0/ 4
Unid. buteo 0/ 13
American Kestrel 0/ 4
Peregrine Falcon 0/ 1
Crested Caracara 0/ 1
Unid. raptor 1/ 6
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GRAND TOTALS  527/ 1324
 

A very slow morning , like the sky was dead. We all ate our lunches &
suddenly the birds were here, there, everywhere. Mixed kettles composed
mainly of Broad-wingeds & Mississippi Kites filled the sky directly above
our tower , flying high, for the entire two hours between one and three
p.m. A few accipiters & Swallow-tailed Kites spiced up the mixture. At
one point, a super flock of 275 plus Anhingas joined one of the raptor
groups. We had an exciting time counting, recounting, id'ing. Combined
with a lot of good company on the tower, we had a great hawk-watching
day. Here's to a wonderful weekend.......que corres como el viento,
Rebecca
 
 

Non-raptor Count for 28 August, Courtesy of Bob Galloway
 

Magnificent Frigatebird  15
Anhinga 275
White Ibis  586
White-faced Ibis  22
Blue-winged Teal  14
E. Collared Dove  2
White-winged Dove  3
Mourning Dove  20
Brown Pelican  54
Black Skimmer  2
Caspian Tern  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  4
Belted Kingfisher  1
Eastern Kingbird  316
Purple Martin  3
Barn Swallow  225
Swallow spp  1195
Red-bellied woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  25
Loggerhead Shrike  2
Orchard Oriole  25
American Goldfinch  11