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 08 October 1998/ Season Totals

Turkey Vulture   1/  55
Black Vulture   3/  22
Osprey   2/  50
Swallow-tailed Kite   0/  59
White-tailed Kite   0/  23
Mississippi Kite   7/  2355
Northern Harrier   12/  152
Sharp-shinned Hawk   105/  2581
Cooper's Hawk   88/  666
Unid. Accipiter   0/  146
Red-shouldered Hawk   0/  35
Broad-winged Hawk   229/  12366
Swainson's Hawk   0/  14
Red-tailed Hawk   0/  11
Unid. Buteo   0/  19
American Kestrel   20/  831
Merlin   1/  26
Peregrine Falcon   1/  81
Unid. Falcon   0/  10
Crested Caracara   1/  3
Unid. Raptor   0/  52
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GRAND TOTALS   468/  19,561


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