November 7, 1999
Hi everyone, despite a very hazy sky there was good movement today.
Thermals were strong and lifted the birds high, where the winds aloft
must have been from the northeast and not like the light southeast
wind
at the tower. It was not a noticeably steady flight today, and most
hawks
were seen soaring above groups of vultures, pelicans, or even
anhinga.
Good variety of species today was highlighted at 10:53 by a pair of
crested caracara, our third and fourth this season.
Today's count:
Nov. 7.............................................[season total]
28 Black Vulture
[299]
46 Turkey Vulture
.[1146]
0 Osprey
..[53]
0 Swallow-tailed Kite
..[52]
0 White-tailed Kite
..[18]
0 Mississippi Kite
[2975]
0 Bald Eagle
[2]
5 Northern Harrier
..[523]
9 Sharp-shinned Hawk
..[3878]
15 Cooper's Hawk
[1169]
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
[33]
10 Broad-winged Hawk
[34,233]
1 Swainson's Hawk
[129]
0 White-tailed Hawk
..[1]
9 Red-tailed Hawk
.[184]
0 Ferruginous Hawk
..[2]
0 Rough-legged Hawk
..[1]
0 Golden Eagle
..[1]
2 Crested Caracara
[4]
2 American Kestrel
.[1933]
0 Merlin
[47]
0 Peregrine Falcon
[85]
3 Unid. accipiter
.[108]
0 Unid. buteo
.[31]
0 Unid. falcon
.[9]
2 Unid. raptor
[116]
133 Total Hawks
.[47,032]
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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