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 14 October 1998/ Season Totals

Turkey Vulture   14/  125
Black Vulture   3/  52
Osprey   1/  62
Swallow-tailed Kite   0/  59
White-tailed Kite   0/  25
Mississippi  Kite   0/  2359
Northern Harrier   2/  191
Sharp-shinned Hawk   20/  3128
Cooper's Hawk   12/  1051
Unid. Accipiter   5/  169
Red-shouldered Hawk   0/  36
Broad-winged Hawk   454/  15415
Swainson's Hawk   4/  36
Red-tailed Hawk   0/  15
Unid. Buteo   0/  26
American Kestrel   29/  1141
Merlin   0/  26
Peregrine Falcon   0/  83
Unid. Falcon   0/  13
Crested Caracara   0/  3
Unid. Raptor   5/  90
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GRAND TOTALS   549/  24,009

Our morning got off to a slow start, with only sixteen birds in the first
three hours, reminiscent of August. The temperature was a lot lower, but
the skies appeared summery as well --cloudless with a haze lingering
throughout the day. Most of the birds seen today were distant and/or very
high. The last hour of the watch was the most productive, with 350
Broad-wingeds sighted, along with several Swainson's. When's that next
cold front due?

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