Report Date:  09/19/98

A second day of five-digit counts. We're in it now! Broadwings came mostly
in big gangs again, including one lengthy stream of a little over 9,000 in
midafternoon. How did those neck stretching exercises go again?

Sweltering heat today and practically no breeze til nearly watch end; ozone
action day with a lot of haze that was deceptive, until the raptors in view
suddenly "disappeared" as if transported into a Star Trek episode. Hawks
were making full use of winds aloft; not much thermal action to be found.
Did get a nice show again from a few more dueling harriers; they and the
kestrels certainly seem to have "fun" during their flight, diving and
feinting at each other on the way overhead.

Very nice looks at a few low birds: a lone broadwing, a beautiful male
kestrel.

And once again, chocolate liberally applied to the counters sharpened our
eyesight to a keen edge!
 

Species                 today   (season-to-date)
Black Vultures          3       (3)
Turkey Vultures         0       (0)
Osprey                  8       (30)
Swallow-tailed Kite     0       (6)
Mississippi Kite        39      (3443)
No. Harrier             7       (33)
Sharp-shinned Hawk      9       (16)
Cooper's Hawk           6       (13)
Harris's Hawk           0       (2)
Red-shouldered Hawk     1       (29)
Broad-winged Hawk       10417   (32910)
Swainson's Hawk         9       (162)
White-tailed Hawk       0       (2)
Red-tailed Hawk         1       (43)
Am. Kestrel             9       (43)
Merlin                  4       (8)
Peregrine Falcon        6       (19)
Prairie Falcon          0       (0)
Unidentified Accip      13      (18)
Unidentified Buteo      3       (11)
Unidentified Falcon     1       (6)
Unidentified Raptor     0       (84)
Today's total:          10536   (36881)

Glenn's day bird list:
Neotropic Cormorant     4
Anhinga                 190
Great Blue Heron                1
Snowy Egret             2
Cattle Egret            8
White-faced Ibis
Wood Stork                      7
Turkey Vulture          3
White-tailed Kite       1
Harris' Hawk            1
Red-shouldered Hawk     2
White-tailed Hawk       1
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt      13
Spotted Sandpiper
Laughing Gull           2
Rock Dove                       6
White-winged Dove       12
Mourning Dove           3
Inca Dove               12
Common Ground-dove      2
White-tipped Dove       1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift           3
Buff-bel Hummingbird    1
Ruby-thr Hummingbird    2
Belted Kingfisher       1
Golden-fr Woodpecker    1
Lad-backed Woodpecker   1
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee          2
Couch's Kingbird        1
Eastern Kingbird        2
Purple Martin           1
N Rough-winged Swallow  1
Cave Swallow            1
Barn Swallow            2
Carolina Wren           1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   2
Northern Mockingbird    3
European Starling       40
White-eyed Vireo        2
Red-eyed Vireo          1
Yellow Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Northern Cardinal       3
Olive Sparrow           1
Great-tailed Grackle    15
Bronzed Cowbird         15
Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole        1
Total sp                63

List Compiled by:
Glenn Swartz
Audubon Outdoor Club Database Keeper
Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch
Corpus Christi
Email: glennswartz@worldnet.att.net