November 8, 1999

Hello all, an unusual flight dynamic today because 72 of the total 75

hawks were seen before noon. The cut-off coincided with a change in the

wind direction, from north to west. The most interesting bird was a

single chimney swift that flew over at exactly noon. Today's count:

15 Black Vulture

20 Turkey Vulture

1 Osprey

4 Northern Harrier

6 Sharp-shinned Hawk

13 Cooper's Hawk

5 Broad-winged Hawk

6 Red-tailed Hawk

3 American Kestrel

2 Unid. accipiter

75 Total Hawks

Until tomorrow,

Kyle McCarty

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Hawkwatch International, Houston O.G., Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, and

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

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