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 10 October 1998/ Season Totals

Turkey Vulture   3/  86
Black Vulture   8/  38
Osprey   1/  51
Swallow-tailed Kite   0/  59
White-tailed Kite   0/  23
Mississippi Kite   1/  2358
Northern Harrier   6/  171
Sharp-shinned Hawk   68/  2701
Cooper's Hawk   114/  797
Unid. Accipiter   7/  164
Red-shouldered Hawk   0/  35
Broad-winged Hawk   105/  13425
Swainson's Hawk   3/  27
Red-tailed Hawk   0/  14
Unid. Buteo   0/  26
American Kestrel   40/  888
Merlin   0/  26
Peregrine Falcon   0/  83
Unid. Falcon   1/  13
Crested Caracara   0/  3
Unid. Raptor   22/  83
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GRAND TOTALS   379/  21,075

Brutal skies offered little help in the way of a backdrop.  Ultra- high
birds were the majority.

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