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Today at 2:58pm I saw an estimated 1,000 Mississippi Kites flying overhead at the entrance of Albrook. Euclides Campos and Ramiro Duque, both Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Interns, were with me. What a thrill! Eyes to the skies, the migratory raptors are here!

The PAS fieldtrip to Costa del Este could not locate any Long-billed Curlews, but had a Lesser Black-backed Gull, most likely the same individual that was seen the previous thursday at Paitilla. Also seen were Upland and Stilt Sandpipers, Least and Caspian Terns, and small flocks of migrating Mississippi Kites.

Rosabel Miró reports at least 300 Mississippi Kites were seen leaving their roost on top of Radar Hill.