Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch, Fall 1998

Report Date:  10/02/98

Joel and Glenn report another slow day today. Glenn says, "I thought yesterday was a slow day on the hill. Compared to today, it was outstanding. We had lots of clouds, a good breeze, but few hawks. The dicky bird list was even low."

Good news on the Great American Chocolate Experiment. Glenn notes, "The chocolate did work today, on both of the two rounds we saw hawks both times. The first time two, the second time, three."

Okay, now, it's moral support time! All you locals, let's get on out to the hill Saturday and let's help Glenn, Joel and Brian Wheeler bring in some hawks! You know the old saying, "When the going gets tough, the tough .... get more chocolate!" Tally ho!

Species                 Today   (Season-to-date)
Black Vultures          0       (53)
Turkey Vultures         0       (5)
Osprey                  4       (125)
Swallow-tailed Kite     0       (6)
Mississippi Kite        3       (3567)
No. Harrier             0       (92)
Sharp-shinned Hawk      3       (604)
Cooper's Hawk           0       (110)
Harris's Hawk           0       (4)
Red-shouldered Hawk     0       (33)
Broad-winged Hawk       0       (898700) (NOTE: 1 dm on 9-27)
Swainson's Hawk         2       (228)
White-tailed Hawk       0       (3)
Red-tailed Hawk         1       (78)
Am. Kestrel             1       (217)
Merlin                  0       (22)
Peregrine Falcon        1       (114)
Prairie Falcon          0       (1)
Unidentified Accip      0       (124)
Unidentified Buteo      0       (16)
Unidentified Falcon     0       (22)
Unidentified Raptor     0       (120)
Today's total:          15      (904245)

Glenn's Day Birds:

Neotropic Cormorant     1
Anhinga         35
Roseate Spoonbill       1
Northern Pintail        18
Black Vulture           1
Turkey Vulture          1
Osprey                  5
White-tailed Kite       1
Mississippi Kite        3
Northern Harrier        4
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Swainson's Hawk 2
White-tailed Hawk       1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel        3
Killdeer                1
Lesser Yellowlegs       1
Laughing Gull           3
Caspian Tern            1
Inca Dove               8
Common Ground-dove      2
Chimney Swift           3
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird   1
G.-fr. Woodpecker       1
Vermilion Flycatcher    1
Great Kiskadee          1
Couch's Kingbird        1
N. R-winged Swallow     4
Barn Swallow            20
B.-g Gnatcatcher        3
Northern Mockingbird    3
Olive Sparrow           1
Great-tailed Grackle    3
Total Sp.               33

Keep that chocolate flowing!