I added a few pictures from the hawk watch on November 6th. Many of the hawks were way up there in the cloudless blue sky so it helped to have bright white birds flashing in the sun to spot them. This red-tailed hawk passed by a couple of times. http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147206384 Others were lower down http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147206382 http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147206381 At rooftop http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147206378 Or not perching well enough to stay http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/2012_hawk_watch_part_2 The white-tailed hawk was way up there http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147206280 And still a fairly good stream of passing swainson's hawks http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147206269 And variety http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147206259 http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147206264 Sandhill Crane flocks http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147205823 along with white ibis which were migrating over the tower back on August 1 http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147205824 White pelicans alone http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147205825 and in flocks http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147205829 and a latish wood stork http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147205830 A young of the year turkey vulture is low man on the roost http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147205831 And black vultures continue to make for the my best year for that species. http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147205832 Some rough-winged swallows are still going by. Some spend the night at the sewage ponds http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147205802 http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147205801 And the smith point peacocks were out and about in light of the recent discussion of that bird http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147205808 http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/147205805 These and other hawk watch pictures can be browsed at http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/2012_hawk_watch_part_2 and peacocks etc at http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/inbox -- Joseph C. Kennedy on Buffalo Bayou in West Houston Josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner
