On Saturday, October 15th, Brenda Carter and I (as well as many banders and birders attending the CMMN conference) witnessed an extraordinary flight of raptors over Long Point, Prince Edward County. We watched from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm as a continuous stream of mostly low-flying birds passed from the west over Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory and turning back north-westward. Attempting to count them was challenging due to much milling around at the point, making accurate numbers difficult to assess. The count felt way too much like work and actually needed two focused observers (which we were for most but by no means all of the time!) to keep track of what the birds were doing. Some birds (mostly high sharpies) continued east over water but there was considerable milling over a broad front. We eventually took a better position on the septic tank mound behind the Obs where you could actually see/follow what the birds were doing AND nearby Johnson's Marina where by 3pm birds were going in the same NW direction. SO, a rough estimate is ~650 Turkey Vulture, 8 Bald Eagle (1 adult), 5 Northern Harriers (1 adult male), ~350 Sharp-shinned Hawk, ~120 Coopers Hawk, 3 Goshawk (imm), ~900 Red-tailed Hawk of which ~85% were adult or non juvenile (including 1 beautiful adult dark morph at ~4pm) , ~70 Red-shouldered Hawk (about 80% adult), 1 Broad-winged Hawk (imm), 6 Golden Eagle (all seemingly non-adult), 8 Rough-legged Hawk (all seemingly adults, 1 dark morph), 5 American Kestrels, 4 Merlin (there were at least 2 hunting over a large area most of the day?) and 1 Peregrine (seen by others. We also saw 28 Evening Grosbeaks, and heard several Pine Siskins among mostly Goldfinches and Purple Finches throughout the day. The day before, October 14th, there were impressive numbers of Dark-eyed Juncos, Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets moving/staging at the Point (majority left that evening). As well, we were treated to a fantastic view of a male Merlin consuming a Dark-eyed Junco on an exposed perch. We saw 2 presumably Short-eared Owls flying out over the Lake at dusk. We later had the great experience of several Saw-whet owl being banded which completed a short but memorable birding trip. Thanks very much to the staff and volunteers of the Observatory for their information and hospitality. Prince Edward Bird Observatory is at the eastern tip of Prince Edward County. Gerard Phillips 246 Heritage Drive, Merrickville, Ontario, K0G IN0 Canada