Totals for 08 September 1998/  Season Totals

Turkey Vulture   0/  4
Black Vulture   0/  2
Osprey   0/  6
Swallow-tailed Kite   0/  50
White-tailed Kite   2/  18
Mississippi Kite   72/  1246
Northern Harrier   3/  23
Sharp-shinned Hawk   0/  6
Cooper's Hawk   1/  25
Unid. Accipiter   0/  1
Red-shouldered Hawk   0/  22
Broad-winged Hawk   46/  1302
Swainson's Hawk   0/  7
Red-tailed Hawk   0/  1
Unid. Buteo   0/  15
American Kestrel   3/  49
Merlin   0/  2
Peregrine Falcon   1/  4
Unid. Falcon   0/  1
Crested Caracara   0/  1
Unid. Raptor   0/  13
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GRAND TOTALS   128/  2798
 

A strong steady wind from the ENE brought birds in flying low & fast. I
barely had a chance to check them out before they were out of sight!
Winds were in the 15-25mph range throughout the entire day. Storms moved
through the area but the tower managed to stay relatively dry. It was a
delight to watch the Frigatebirds gathering along the fronts --at least
50 were observed. It was certainly a great day for weather-watching with
an incredible variety of clouds coming thru like time-lapse photography.
Too bad nobody else was there to enjoy! Until tomorrow......Rebecca
 
 

Rebecca Smith & Steve Seibel, 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