[texbirds] Smith Point Hawk Watch record day Monday
- From: Joseph Kennedy <josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: 4 Texbirds Maillist <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 13:51:42 -0500
The hawk watch on Monday set a number of records that will be hard to beat
unless of course today is better.
552 American Kestrels were seen which doubled the best previous day with
one exception. If you take the total kestrels on any date for the last 10
years and total the kestrels for that date the number seen yesterday beat
the 10 year total for all days.
The 641 sharp-shinned hawks was again the most seen on any one day.
The 124 mississippi kites would have been extraordinary except that 2009
was even a more better kite year. But the total early October birds are
like the totals 2 weeks earlier in all other past years. And if I remember
right this is the best year ever for the kites.
Hopefully it will also be a good goshawk year but that remains to be seen
but they are streaming past Duluth. Again.
--
Joseph C. Kennedy
on Buffalo Bayou in West Houston
Josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx
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