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 03 October 1998/ Season Totals

Turkey Vulture   0/  46
Black Vulture   0/  19
Osprey   5/  46
Swallow-tailed Kite   0/  59
White-tailed Kite   0/  23
Mississippi Kite   19/  2339
Northern Harrier   8/  139
Sharp-shinned Hawk   21/  2272
Cooper's Hawk   4/  531
Unid. Accipiter   0/  140
Red-shouldered Hawk   0/  35
Broad-winged Hawk   0/  11824
Swainson's Hawk   0/  10
Red-tailed Hawk   0/  11
Unid. Buteo   0/  19
American Kestrel   13/  755
Merlin   4/  21
Peregrine Falcon   6/  60
Unid. Falcon   0/  10
Crested Caracara   1/  2
Unid. Raptor   0/  50
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GRAND TOTALS   81/ 18,418

Hello all you bird geeks,

        Sorry the message is late but neither Rebecca nor I were here to post it
( Party in Austin).  Thanks are in order for Dick Benoit and Jose
Hernandez for taking the helm.  -Richard

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

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