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 09 October 1998/ Season Totals

Turkey Vulture   28/  83
Black Vulture   8/  30
Osprey   0/  50
Swallow-tailed Kite   0/  59
White-tailed Kite   0/  23
Mississippi Kite   2/  2357
Northern Harrier   13/  165
Sharp-shinned Hawk   52/  2633
Cooper's Hawk   17/  683
Unid. Accipiter   11/  157
Red-shouldered Hawk   0/  35
Broad-winged Hawk   954/  13320
Swainson's Hawk   10/  24
Red-tailed Hawk   3/  14
Unid. Buteo   7/  26
American Kestrel   17/  848
Merlin   0/  26
Peregrine Falcon   2/  83
Unid. Falcon   2/  12
Crested Caracara   0/  3
Unid. Raptor   9/  61
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GRAND TOTALS   1135/  20,696



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