Totals for 07 September 1998/  Season Totals

Turkey Vulture   0/  4
Osprey   0/  6
Swallow-tailed Kite   0/  50
White-tailed Kite   3/  16
Mississippi Kite   4/  1174
Northern Harrier   3/  20
Sharp-shinned Hawk   0/  6
Cooper's Hawk   0/  24
Unid. accipiter   0/  1
Red-shouldered Hawk   0/  22
Broad-winged Hawk   26/  1256
Swainson's Hawk   1/  7
Red-tailed Hawk   0/  1
Unid. buteo   0/  15
American Kestrel   4/  46
Merlin   0/  2
Peregrine Falcon   0/  3
Unid. falcon   1/  1
Crested Caracara   0/  1
Unid. raptor   0/  13
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GRAND TOTALS   42/  2670
 

This morning was a great time to be atop the tower --cool temperatures
and a steady breeze made it very comfortable. Unfortunately, not many
raptors were flying. The highlight of the morning was a dark phase
immature Swainson's Hawk that came in close and gave everyone present a
nice view. Although the quantity was rather low today, the birds we did
see flew good & close. The afternoon brought rain shower after rain
shower & not much else. Hope you all had a good birding weekend!
-----Rebecca
 

Rebecca Smith & Richard Gibbons, Smith Point Hawk Watchers for the
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory http://www.nol.net/~criley
SPHW is sponsored by GCBO, Ornithology Group-ONC, TPWD, HawkWatch Int'l.,
and the Exxon Baytown
Use of computer provided by Tx PIF, TPWD, and Compaq Computer Corp