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Come
Join Us For Our Fourth Annual
CELEBRATION
OF FLIGHT
for the Corpus Christi Hawk Watch
at Hazel Bazemore County Park
September
26 to 29, 2002 |
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Although
the hawk watch runs from August 15 to November 15, the four days of the
"Celebration" are set during the peak of hawk migration.
All the events will be held at Hazel Bazemore Park and are open to
the public, free of charge. Mini-programs
on hawk identification, migration mechanics, and raptor conservation,
conducted by hawk watch staff, will be held throughout each day.
These 15 to 20 minute programs will be held during lulls and will
stop for large fly-overs. Howard
Gross, the executive director of HawkWatch International, will present two
such programs entitled "Monitoring and Protecting Birds of Prey in
the 21st Century" and "Tracking Movements of Birds of
Prey: Leg Bands, Satellites, and Feathers".
The Gulf Coast Indian Confederation and the Flour Bluff Circle of
Thunder drum will hold a blessing
of our site on Sunday, September 29 starting at 12:00 noon.
Volunteers will be available each day to show and identify hawks
for visitors. Several
organizations will have booths to share information about their programs.
But mostly come and experience the true stars, migrating raptors,
in a celebration of flight.
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Corpus Christi Hawk Watch at Hazel Bazemore Park is a HawkWatch
International (HWI) site. Working
with local partners and members, HWI puts significant time and financial
resources into ensuring that the Corpus Christi Hawk Watch operates every
year and in managing and reporting on the important data collected, so
please think about becoming a member. American Electric Power/Central Power & Light have been our primary corporate
sponsor for all five years of the full season watches.
They are very birder friendly and participate in many other
environmental projects. We
appreciate their support. Thanks
also to our other major sponsors, the Houston Endowment,
and the Trull Foundation.
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Northwest Business Association, Audubon Outdoor Club of Corpus Christi,
Corpus Christi Convention and Visitors Bureau, and donations made in the memories of
Richard W. Waits and Kenneth L. Spiess provide local support.
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special thanks to the Nueces County Parks and Recreation Department and
their staff at Hazel Bazemore Park for providing such a magnificent place
to watch hawks.
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server for the Texas Hawk Watches (THW) website is provided by Patty Waits
and Bill Beasley. For information on birds in general and for the Coastal
Bend, and for the Corpus Christi Hawk Watch and hawk watching in Texas,
visit the Audubon Outdoor Club of Corpus Christi (AOC) and Texas Hawk
Watches web sites at www.ccbirding.com.
For information regarding the web sites, contact Patty Waits Beasley at patty@ccbirding.com.
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Where
to Stay
There
are many places to stay in Corpus Christi and the fine folks at the
Convention and Visitors Bureau (1-800-678-6232) can provide you with all
the details. One close place
is the new Comfort Inn (only one mile from Hazel) that can be reached at
(361) 241-6363. |
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Directions
to Hazel Bazemore Park
The
park is located in the northwest corner of Corpus Christi in the community
of Calallen. Highways 37 and
77 intersect and run together for a short distance, the first exit south
on Hwy 77, less than one half mile south of this intersection, is FM 624
(Upriver Road). Go west on
624 for .7 mile to the entrance of the park on the right. For more
information on the park, please see the Hazel
Bazemore information page. |
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When
to Come
The
peak of migration occurs between September 24 and October 1 and there are
usually two to three days of counts exceeding 100,000!
That's a lot of hawks…but…it is impossible to pin it down any
closer. Below is a list of
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| Swallow-tailed
Kite
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August
15 to September 5 |
| Mississippi
Kite |
August
15 to September 10 |
| Broadwinged
Hawk |
September
20 to October 10
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| Osprey |
September
20 to October 10 |
| Peregrine
Falcon |
September
20 to October 10 |
| American
Kestrel |
September
20 to October 10 |
| Cooper's
Hawk |
September
20 to October 10 |
| Sharp-shinned
Hawk |
September
25 to October 15 |
| Swainson's
Hawk |
September
25 to October 10 |
| Turkey
Vulture |
October
20 to November 10 |
| Black
Vulture |
October
20 to November 10 |
| Red-tailed
Hawk |
October
25 to November 10
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further information on "A Celebration of Flight" or to
volunteer, contact Joel Simon at (361) 241-2617 or by email at jsimon@electrotex.com.
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Mission
We
monitor and promote the conservation of eagles, hawks, and other birds of
prey and strive to increase public awareness of and commitment to birds of
prey and the ecosystems that support them.
We believe that by protecting raptors we are protecting ourselves,
our shared environment, and our rich natural heritage.
Our staff, along with many volunteers, man the watch daily to count
raptors by species and collect other important data. We also have an active outreach education program.
Last year we gave programs in 36 area schools to over 7900
children! Another 550 people
attended formal programs on site. Hazel
Bazemore Park has also become a popular spot for local and out of area
birders to enjoy the spectacle of raptor migration. |
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