11/11/99

It was an absolutely gorgeous day. There was a coolness to the air coming off

the bay and the tallows are finally giving us some fall color. We had a good

sized kettle of vultures that was around for a long while but stayed high,

hawks that were moving through seemed to come in and join the vultures and

then go on. "There are three red-tails with them.........now there are two

Coops up there. There's a Broadwing with a funny wing"  On and off for the

last couple of months we have seen a Broadwing with a kink in his wing, it

looks like he was shot. I am beginning to wonder if it is the same one. I

would guess there could be one in the vicinity and it might not get down to

the tower too often.

Migration is still proceeding, flock after flock of white pelicans went by,

yellow-rumped warblers and pipits zipped by and the first Blue-bird of the

fall showed up.

13 Black Vultures

97 Turkey Vultures

2 Harriers

3 Sharp-shinned Hawks

6 Cooper's Hawks

1 Broad-winged Hawk

6 Red-tailed Hawks

1 ? accipiter

129 total

Due to some logistical complications the Smith Point Hawk Watch will end

today 11/12/99. I will put together final totals and post them on Sunday or

Monday.

Winnie Burkett