Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch, Fall 1998

Site:       Hazel Bazemore County Park
            Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX
            27 deg. 51.936"
            97 deg. 38.560"
            Site manned 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Central Standard time, Aug 15-Nov 15
Counters:   Joel Simon (jsimon@electrotex.com) and
            Glenn Swartz (glennswartz@worldnet.att.net)
Reports:    Patty Beasley (pbeasley@electrotex.com)
Sponsors:   Hawk Watch International
            Hawk Migration Association of North America
            Audubon Outdoor Club of Corpus Christi
            Hazel Bazemore County Park
            H.E. Butt, Inc.
            Central Power & Light Company

Report Date:  September 4, 1998

9/4 was another hot one. Most of the afternoon was with clear skies. From
1000 to 1200 (hawk watch time) most of the birds were seen. They were
high, fast-flying spots today. Vicki Simon,with her sharp eyes, spotted the
2 Peregrine's during the 1300 hour.
 

Official Hawk Count:
Mississippi Kite 62
Northern Harrier 1
UA 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Broadwinged Hawk 22
Swainson's Hawk 2
Peregrine Falcon 2
UR 1
 

total 92
 

- Glenn Swartz, counter