Smith Point Hawk Watch 8/28, 29 and 30

    Kyle reports he has had two very good days.  Here are his numbers plus

Dick’s numbers from Sat. There will be a few notes at the end.

8/28    8/29    8/30   

3           Black Vulture

    1       Turkey Vulture

    1       Osprey

        6   Swallow-tailed Kite

51  1001    425 Mississippi Kite

4   1   4   N Harrier          

6   3   3   Coopers Hawk

1           Red-shouldered Hawk

34  65  77  Broad-winged Hawk

2       1   Swainson’s Hawk

        1   Red-tailed Hawk

1           Ferruginous Hawk

1   2   4   Kestrel

1           Peregrine Falcon

        1   ? accipiter

    2       ? raptor

Kyle says that on Sunday there was a storm moving towards Smith Point from

the NW and many of the kites streamed in ahead of the storm he had a kettle

of 500 for a while unusual for Smith Point . Joe Whitehead (a Smith Point

native) talks about thousands one August day. I wonder if they had NW winds

that Day also.

Winnie Burkett