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 28 September 1998/ Season Totals

Turkey Vulture   1/  5
Black Vulture   0/  9
Osprey   4/  26
Swallow-tailed Kite   0/  59
White-tailed Kite   0/  19
Mississippi Kite   29/  2266
Northern Harrier   4/  105
Sharp-shinned Hawk   140/  1950
Cooper's Hawk   42/  429
Unid. Accipiter   1/  123
Red-shouldered Hawk   1/  32
Broad-winged Hawk   759/  7545
Swainson's Hawk   0/  9
Red-tailed Hawk   1/  10
Unid. Buteo   0/  17
American Kestrel   25/  536
Merlin   0/  16
Peregrine Falcon   4/  32
Unid. Falcon   0/  10
Crested Caracara   0/  1
Unid. Raptor   0/  33
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GRAND TOTALS   1011/ 13,239

Another hot, sunny day with nary a cloud in sight after midmorning. A
steady breeze from the north kept us from entirely frying up there. We
had several nice, prolonged looks at Peregrines overhead & the Kestrels
are still flowing through. No huge numbers to report, but a nice variety
of good birds, many flying low & close to the tower. And the mosquitoes
are STILL down, meaning this is an ideal time to come out for a visit.
......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