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 812 from W, exit 813
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 19 October 1998/ Season Totals

Turkey Vulture   0/  125
Black Vulture   0/  52
Osprey   0/  62
Swallow-tailed Kite   0/  59
White-tailed Kite   0/  26
Mississippi  Kite   0/  2359
Northern Harrier  1/  201
Sharp-shinned Hawk   0/  3214
Cooper's Hawk   0/  1055
Unid. Accipiter   0/  169
Red-shouldered Hawk   0/  36
Broad-winged Hawk   0/  15828
Swainson's Hawk   0/  36
Red-tailed Hawk   0/  15
Unid. Buteo   0/  26
American Kestrel   0/  1230
Merlin   0/  26
Peregrine Falcon   0/  92
Unid. Falcon   0/  13
Crested Caracara   0/  3
Unid. Raptor   0/  90
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GRAND TOTALS   1/  24,621

Only two SLOW hours were spent at the tower before the weather prevailed.

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