Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch, Fall 1998

Report Date:  10/18/98

Huh, should have known; be careful what you say or ask for; it's likely to
happen. That rain system had more than enough left over for us by the time
it hit us this morning. Our rain gauge at the house (south Corpus Christi,
half mile from the bay) topped seven inches in five hours.

Needless to say; no hawk watch today!

Species.................Today...(Season-to-date)
Black Vultures..........0.......(77)
Turkey Vultures.........0.......(260)
Osprey..................0.......(176)
Swallow-tailed Kite.....0.......(6)
WT/BS Kite..............0.......(4)
Mississippi Kite........0.......(3583)
No. Harrier.............0.......(167)
Sharp-shinned Hawk......0.......(1109)
Cooper's Hawk...........0.......(223)
Harris's Hawk...........0.......(5)
Red-shouldered Hawk.....0.......(38)
Broad-winged Hawk.......0.......(987199)
................................(NOTE: 1 dm on 9-27, 13 on 10-8)
................................(NOTE: 184 dm on 10-9!)
................................(NOTE: 15 dm on 10-10!)
Swainson's Hawk.........0.......(6773)
................................(NOTE: 1 dm on 10-3
................................(NOTE: 1 choc morph 10-7)
................................(NOTE: 1 dm on 10-9)
White-tailed Hawk.......0.......(3)
Red-tailed Hawk.........0.......(113)
Crested Caracara........0.......(1)
Am. Kestrel.............0.......(431)
Merlin..................0.......(26)
Peregrine Falcon........0.......(157)
Prairie Falcon..........0.......(5)
Unidentified Accip......0.......(291)
Unidentified Buteo......0.......(25)
Unidentified Falcon.....0.......(36)
Unidentified Raptor.....0.......(4367)
Today's total...........0.......(1,005,075)

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Keep that chocolate flowing!

- Patty, Joel and Glenn


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Submitted by:
        Patty Waits Beasley
        Corpus Christi, TX
        E-Mail: pbeasley@electrotex.com
Webmaster, Audubon Outdoor Club of Corpus Christi
Regional Editor: HMANA Gulf Coast Continental Flyway
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Hawk Watch Site: Hazel Bazemore County Park
Location: Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX
GPS: Lat. 27° 51.936" and Long. 97° 38.560"
Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST, Aug 15-Nov 15
Counters:
  Joel Simon
        1998 Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch Coordinator
        E-Mail: jsimon@electrotex.com
  Glenn Swartz
        Audubon Outdoor Club Database Compiler
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Fall 1998 Sponsors and Supporters:  
  Hawk Watch International
  Central Power & Light Company
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  Hazel Bazemore County Park
  Hawk Migration Association of North America
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