Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch, Fall 1998

Report Date:  09/20/98

And a yet a third day of five-digit counts. Getting late so I won't bore
you with too many details. Gotta mention the Swainson's giving a passing
peregrine a smack on the head just for good measure, to apparently insure
the peregrine kept going out of its territory!

The broadies came through in bulk in the mid-afternoon again. Another
sweltering no-wind morning, but once the breezes started, the broadies
blasted through. One single on-going flight totalled more than 10,000
broadwings, coming from three directions at once and lasting more than 15
minutes.

Thanks for all the help from our out-of-town friends who came in; over 22
visitors on site today. Sure good to see our old friends back on the hill;
better than a class reunion! Good birding to all; this week is gonna be a
goodie, at all the watches. Keep that chocolate flowing!

Species                 today   (season-to-date)
Black Vultures          0       (3)
Turkey Vultures 0       (0)
Osprey                  3       (33)
Swallow-tailed Kite     0       (6)
Mississippi Kite        29      (3472)
No. Harrier             3       (36)
Sharp-shinned Hawk      13      (29)
Cooper's Hawk           1       (14)
Harris's Hawk           0       (2)
Red-shouldered Hawk     0       (29)
Broad-winged Hawk       16365   (49275)
Swainson's Hawk 10      (172)
White-tailed Hawk       0       (2)
Red-tailed Hawk 0       (43)
Am. Kestrel             10      (53)
Merlin                  0       (8)
Peregrine Falcon        1       (20)
Prairie Falcon          0       (0)
Unidentified Accip      3       (21)
Unidentified Buteo      0       (11)
Unidentified Falcon     0       (6)
Unidentified Raptor     1       (85)
Today's total:          16439   (53320)

Glenn's day bird list:
American White Pelican  73
Anhinga 40
Great Egret     1
Snowy Egret     3
White-faced Ibis        1
Wood Stork      2
Black Vulture   6
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey  2
White-tailed Kite       1
Mississippi Kite        3
Northern Harrier        2
Sharp-shinned Hawk      2
Cooper's Hawk   1
Red-shouldered Hawk     2
Broad-winged Hawk       5000
White-tailed Hawk       2
American Kestrel        3
Laughing Gull   4
White-winged Dove       8
Mourning Dove   3
Inca Dove       9
Common Ground-dove      1
Chimney Swift   3
Buff-bellied Hummingbird        1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird       2
Belted Kingfisher       1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker       2
Ladder-backed Woodpecker        1
Vermilion Flycatcher    1
Brown-crested Flycatcher        1
Great Kiskadee  1
Couch's Kingbird        1
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher       1
Barn Swallow    20
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   2
Northern Mockingbird    4
Loggerhead Shrike       1
White-eyed Vireo        1
Northern Cardinal       2
Dickcissel      1
Olive Sparrow   1
Great-tailed Grackle    20
Bronzed Cowbird 20

Glenn Swartz
Audubon Outdoor Club Database Compiler
Corpus Christi
glennswartz@worldnet.att.net