September 15, 1999
Hello everyone, another tough day for spotting hawks. We had a blank
sky
all day that seemed to swallow everything up despite our efforts. We
had
a good morning though when the birds were just getting up. Volunteer
Mike
Gremillion first spotted our lone Swallow-tailed Kite which then
soared
beautifully overhead. Season totals through September 15 are included
with today's count:
Today
3 Osprey
1 Swallow-tailed Kite
114 Mississippi Kite
2 Northern Harrier
2 Sharp-shinned Hawk
391 Broad-winged Hawk
1 Swainson's Hawk
1 Peregrine Falcon
451 Total Hawks
Season totals:
6 Black Vulture
1 Turkey Vulture
11 Osprey
48 Swallow-tailed Kite
4 White-tailed Kite
2634 Mississippi Kite
34 Northern Harrier
11 Sharp-shinned Hawk
49 Cooper's Hawk
13 Red-shouldered Hawk
2382 Broad-winged Hawk
23 Swainson's Hawk
8 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Ferruginous Hawk
1 White-tailed Hawk
68 American Kestrel
2 Merlin
4 Peregrine Falcon
2 Unidentified Accipiter
11 Unidentified Buteo
2 Unidentified Falcon
20 Unidentified raptor
5336 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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