September 12, 1999

Hi everyone, we had beautiful weather today and lots of hawks too. It's

cooled off a bit these past few days and made life easier out there. We

had some nice kettles of Mississippi Kites and Broad-wingeds. I had a

special treat just after 4pm when I was alone on the tower and an Osprey

came down and nabbed a nice foot-long fish from the bay. It flew around

looking for a place to dine and came within 15 feet overhead, clearly

drawn to the best seat in the area but it reluctantly flew off. I'm sure

we'll see it tomorrow. Today's count:

1 Osprey

2 Swallow-tailed Kite

254 Mississippi Kite

1 Northern Harrier

1 Sharp-shinned Hawk

4 Cooper's Hawk

131 Broad-winged Hawk

1 Swainson's Hawk

1 Red-tailed Hawk

13 American Kestrel

1 Merlin

1 Unidentified Accipiter

1 Unidentified Falcon

412 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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