Hello everyone. Hope you all had a nice holiday. I guess my server
took
the day off yesterday too as I was unable to post Monday's count,
which
I've included today.
Sept. 6: We had a good mix of hawks today, including an excellent
look
at a Swallow-tailed Kite just before noon. Another interesting bird was
a
partial albino Broad-winged Hawk that had a white primary feather.
Monday's count:
1 Osprey
1 Swallow-tailed Kite
12 Mississippi Kite
2 Northern Harrier
6 Cooper's Hawk
4 Red-shouldered Hawk
17 Broad-winged Hawk
2 Swainson's Hawk
45 Total hawks
Sept. 7: An early north wind flipped around to the south and killed
the
flight. However, a cold front is expected to move through southeast
Texas
on Thursday and into the Gulf on Friday, bringing north/northeast
winds,
so we hope for a good start to the weekend. Tuesday's count:
11 Mississippi Kite
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
33 Broad-winged Hawk
1 American Kestrel
47 Total hawks
Until tomorrow,
Kyle McCarty
Official counter
Smith Point Hawk Watch is made possible by donations from Exxon,
Hawkwatch International, Houston O.G., Gulf Coast Bird Observatory,
and
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Computer donated by Texas Partners in Flight and Compaq. Thank you
all.
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