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 3 November 1998/ Season Totals

Turkey Vulture   57/  493
Black Vulture   12/  85
Osprey   0/  68
Swallow-tailed Kite   0/  59
White-tailed Kite   0/  27
Mississippi  Kite   0/  2363
Northern Harrier  3/  252
Sharp-shinned Hawk   1/  3,321
Cooper's Hawk   3/  1,128
Unid. Accipiter   0/  170
Red-shouldered Hawk   1/  37
Broad-winged Hawk   8/  16,132
Swainson's Hawk   2/  45
Red-tailed Hawk   6/  28
Unid. Buteo   0/  26
American Kestrel   1/  1,330
Merlin   0/  26
Peregrine Falcon   0/  93
Unid. Falcon   0/  13
Crested Caracara   0/  3
Unid. Raptor   0/  90
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GRAND TOTALS   94/  25,709

Greetings bird geeks,

        Todays' weather was brisk in the morning turning to an outstanding Fall
afternoon.  We were afforded a bounty of buteos in memorable assorted
kettles.  It was particularly nice to have the Red-Shouldered,
Red-Tailed, Broad-winged and Swainson's all together at once.  We are
still waiting for the first Eagle!

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