Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch, Fall 1998

Report Date:  11/03/98

Zippo, zilch, nada, notadarnthing today. Wet heavy clouds all day, says
Glenn, with a rainout in the afternoon. So much for the forecasters' nice
day prediction.

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Species.................Today...(Season-to-date)
Black Vultures..........0.......(124)
Turkey Vultures.........0.......(4,667)
Osprey..................0.......(179)
Swallow-tailed Kite.....0.......(6)
WT/BS Kite..............0.......(6)
Mississippi Kite........0.......(3,583)
Bald Eagle..............0.......(2)
No. Harrier.............0.......(177)
Sharp-shinned Hawk......0.......(1,189)
Cooper's Hawk...........0.......(248)
Harris's Hawk...........0.......(5)
Red-shouldered Hawk.....0.......(38)
Broad-winged Hawk.......0.......(987,221)
................................(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.......(6,782)
................................(NOTE: 1 dm on 10-3
................................(NOTE: 1 choc morph 10-7)
................................(NOTE: 1 dm on 10-9)
White-tailed Hawk.......0.......(5)
Red-tailed Hawk.........0.......(120)
Crested Caracara........0.......(1)
Am. Kestrel.............0.......(438)
Merlin..................0.......(29)
Peregrine Falcon........0.......(161)
Prairie Falcon..........0.......(6)
Unidentified Accip......0.......(314)
Unidentified Buteo......0.......(25)
Unidentified Falcon.....0.......(37)
Unidentified Raptor.....0.......(4,369)
Today's total...........0.......(1,009,732)

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Glenn's dicky birds ... (day bird list of what Glenn himself sees at the
watch and the park; includes resident raptors which do not appear on the
migration hawk watch counts):

11      American White Pelican
3       Great Egret
15      Greater White-fronted Goose
10      Snow Goose
2       Turkey Vulture
1       Northern Harrier
2       Sharp-shinned Hawk
2       Red-shouldered Hawk
1       American Kestrel
9       American Coot
17      Sandhill Crane
5       Inca Dove
1       Golden-fronted Woodpecker
1       Ladder-backed Woodpecker
2       Eastern Phoebe
1       Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
12      Northern Mockingbird
1       Loggerhead Shrike
2       White-eyed Vireo
2       Northern Cardinal
1       Great-tailed Grackle
21      Total Sp.

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Keep that chocolate flowing!

- Patty Beasley, Joel Simon, Glenn Swartz and Greg Rider










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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
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