Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch

Corpus Christi, Texas (Nueces County)

All reports are posted daily to the following newsgroups: 
BirdHawk, TexBirds, BirdChat, TexasBirdChat
   

So, just how do we count all those hawks!?
 

November 1, 2009:

Broad-winged Hawk: 4
Red-tail Hawk: 2
Swainson's Hawk: 5
Turkey Vulture: 365
Black Vulture: 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 23
Cooper's Hawk: 14
Unid. Accipiter: 2
American Kestrel: 6
Peregrine Falcon: 2
Osprey: 1
Northern Harrier: 11

Total: 446 

November 02, 2009:

Broad-winged Hawk: 2
Red-tail Hawk: 4
Swainson's Hawk: 4
Harris' Hawk: 1
Turkey Vulture: 268
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 12
Cooper's Hawk: 17
Unid. Accipiter: 3
American Kestrel: 4
Osprey: 1
Northern Harrier: 2
Unid. Raptor: 1

Total: 319 

November 03, 2009:

Broad-winged Hawk: 3
Red-tail Hawk: 1
Swainson's Hawk: 2
Red-shouldered Hawk: 1
Turkey Vulture: 303
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2
Cooper's Hawk: 4
Unid. Accipiter: 1
American Kestrel: 1
Prairie Falcon: 1
Northern Harrier: 4

Total: 323 

November 04, 2009:

Broad-winged Hawk: 1
Red-tail Hawk: 2
Unid. Buteo: 1
Turkey Vulture: 1014
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 6
Cooper's Hawk: 3
Unid. Accipiter: 4
American Kestrel: 2
Merlin: 1
Osprey: 1
Northern Harrier: 1
Unid. Raptor: 1

Total: 1037

Bluebird days continue; weather's great and temps are moderate.

November 05, 2009:

Red-tail Hawk: 1
Turkey Vulture: 580
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2
Cooper's Hawk: 6
Unid. Accipiter: 2
American Kestrel: 2
Northern Harrier: 2

Total: 595

November 6, 2009:

Broad-winged Hawk: 1
Red-tail Hawk: 5
Turkey Vulture: 362
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 8
Cooper's Hawk: 11
Unid. Accipiter: 2
Osprey: 2
Northern Harrier: 3

Total: 394 

November 7, 2009:

Red-tailed Hawks = 2
Turkey Vultures = 41
Sharp-shinned Hawks = 10
Cooper's Hawks = 8
American Kestrels = 1
Ferruginous Hawks = 1
Unknown Raptors = 1
Total = 64

Ferruginous Hawk came in from the NW and proceeded to leisurely fly to the E, coming within 80 to 100 meters of the platform. This light morph adult wowed all whom were present. Awesome!

Nice Accipiter day as well.

Hazel Rocks...

Dane  

November 8, 2009: 

Kevin says:  no count due to rain

November 9, 2009:

Turkey Vulture:145
Black Vulture:2
Sharp-shinned Hawk:3
Cooper's Hawk:5
Osprey:1
Northern Harrier:1
White-tailed Kite:1

Total:158

Kevin 

November 10, 2009:

Red-tailed Hawk:4
Swainson's Hawk:2
Turkey Vulture:399
Sharp-shinned Hawk:5
Cooper's Hawk:4
American Kestrel:2
Peregrine:1
Osprey:2
Northern Harrier:2
White-tailed Hawk:1
Unid Hawk:1
Total:423

Kevin

November 11, 2009:

Broad-winged Hawk: 1
Red-tail Hawk: 3
Turkey Vulture: 190
Black Vulture: 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2
Cooper's Hawk: 4
American Kestrel: 1
Northern Harrier: 5
Unid Raptor: 1

Total: 209

November 12, 2009:

Red-tailed Hawk:2
Turkey Vulture:66
Sharp-shinned Hawk:4
Cooper's Hawk:1

Total:73

November 13, 2009:

Swainson's Hawk: 1
Turkey Vulture: 71
Black Vulture: 20
Osprey: 1

Total: 93

November 14, 2009:

Turkey Vulture: 62
Black Vulture: 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1

Total: 65

November 15, 2009:

Turkey Vulture: 15

Total: 15

Libby says: The end to another season. Lots of extra eyes on the hill trying to find that last day's eagle (or anything) but it was not to be.
However, we did score nicely in great food as many friends brought out tasty treats for our "Crock Pot Pot Luck". The last day is always bittersweet for your counters. This year it was heavier on the sweet with so much good company spending the day with us. Thanks to all who joined us this year - whether for days or for only a few hours.

Patty says:  My congrats and thanks to everyone, too. Many thanks to all the folks who sent in photos, and a special "kettle photog award" to Miles Merwin, who took tons of photos this fall season and so generously shared them on his photo site and our Facebook page! Keep looking up; just because we're not officially counting them any more doesn't make the rest of the fall migration any less enjoyable!

See you all next season!