Smith Point Hawk Watch is located in Chambers County, Texas. The count is
conducted from a watchtower situated in the Candy Abshier Wildlife
Management Area. From I-10 take Hwy. 61 south (exit 512 from W, exit 513
from E) to FM 562. Follow 562 approximately 20 miles into Smith Point.
Hawk Watch signs are posted and will lead you to the watch tower.
Totals for 24 September 1998/ Season Totals
Turkey Vulture 0/ 4
Black Vulture 0/ 9
Osprey 0/ 17
Swallow-tailed Kite 0/ 57
White-tailed Kite 0/ 18
Mississippi Kite 74/ 1966
Northern Harrier 2/ 63
Sharp-shinned Hawk 133/ 669
Cooper's Hawk 27/ 251
Unid. Accipiter 2/ 112
Red-shouldered Hawk 0/ 30
Broad-winged Hawk 186/ 4888
Swainson's Hawk 0/ 9
Red-tailed Hawk 0/ 9
Unid. Buteo 0/ 17
American Kestrel 29/ 293
Merlin 3/ 10
Peregrine Falcon 1/ 10
Unid. Falcon 0/ 7
Crested Caracara 0/ 1
Unid. Raptor 0/ 33
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GRAND TOTALS 457/ 8440
Today was clear and muggy with the temerature reaching 90 degrees. The
initial Accipiter rush was respectable but they all stayed around- nearly
all day. The individual groups kept building but circling out to the
point and back.
The exceptions to this pattern were the Merlins and the 2:45 Peregrine;
WOW, what a great look. I think everyone down in this part of the
country is waiting for that cold front in more ways than one.
Still waiting for the Big Show,
- r
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
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