Totals for 04 October 1998/ Season Totals

Turkey Vulture   0/  46
Black Vulture   0/  19
Osprey   0/  46
Swallow-tailed Kite   0/  59
White-tailed Kite   0/  23
Mississippi Kite   3/  2342
Northern Harrier   1/  140
Sharp-shinned Hawk   15/  2287
Cooper's Hawk   0/  531
Unid. Accipiter   1/  141
Red-shouldered Hawk   0/  35
Broad-winged Hawk   3/  11827
Swainson's Hawk   0/  10
Red-tailed Hawk   0/  11
Unid. Buteo   0/  19
American Kestrel   2/  757
Merlin   0/  21
Peregrine Falcon   6/  66
Unid. Falcon   0/  10
Crested Caracara   0/  2
Unid. Raptor   0/  50
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GRAND TOTALS   31/ 18,449


Good evening everyone,

         Our morning began with strong winds from the South and clouds on the
way.  The rain kept most birds down or away.  The Peregrinos were nice
and cooperative affording good looks to the headstrong bunch waiting so
patiently for something to happen.  I hope you Austinites got out of here
before the rains came, we've had over 8 inches since I left the tower.
Speaking of T-storms, brevity is in order as I'm hooked up to the tallest
thing around in this lightning storm.  May the Great Pumpkin smile on
your day,  -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