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 21 October 1998/ Season Totals

Turkey Vulture   16/  125
Black Vulture   0/  52
Osprey   0/  62
Swallow-tailed Kite   0/  59
White-tailed Kite   0/  26
Mississippi  Kite   3/  2362
Northern Harrier  7/  208
Sharp-shinned Hawk   35/  3251
Cooper's Hawk   15/  1070
Unid. Accipiter   1/  170
Red-shouldered Hawk   0/  36
Broad-winged Hawk   68/  15896
Swainson's Hawk   1/  37
Red-tailed Hawk   0/  15
Unid. Buteo   0/  26
American Kestrel   34/  1264
Merlin   0/  26
Peregrine Falcon   1/  93
Unid. Falcon   0/  13
Crested Caracara   0/  3
Unid. Raptor   0/  90
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GRAND TOTALS   181/  24,804

Greetings aviphiles,

        Today was a vast improvement from yesterday. We had relatively good
numbers in diversity and totals including Speckle bellies and Snow Geese
on the Non- raptor sheet.


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