Corpus Christi HawkWatch Fall 2019
Season Summary
Species Composition
Species composition changes over time depending on weather, seasons, and many other factors. This chart displays the composition over a time period you select.
Click on pie pieces to see more detail. If there are more than seven species, click on "Other" to see a breakdown of the rest.
Display
Many sites have a protocol that is designed to maximize finding particular species. If you select "Focus Species," only these species will be shown.
Date Selector
The control box below the pie chart lets you select a date period for the chart.
You can push the buttons "1d," "1w," or "1m" to zoom the graph to 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month.
The graph shows the overall volume seen on each day. You can drag the sliders on each side of this graph to adjust the start and end dates.
Species Composition
August 1st to December 31st
Daily Counts
These charts show which species are most numerous at different parts of the season. Hover your mouse over a chart to see the number for a given day. The right column shows season totals and the left side shows the maximum for a single day. Each graph is scaled so that the single-day maximum is the highest point on the chart.
Sort By
- Focus Species: Show the highest priority species at the top of the list.
- Taxonomic Order: Sort the species by their scientific classification.
- Alphabetic Order: Sort the species by their common name.
- Abundance: Sort the species with the largest number counted at the top.
Daily Counts
Hourly Data
The time shown in the top row is the start of the one hour period.
Select Day
Choose a date to load the hourly table for that day. Only days that have data are shown.
Site Weather
Corpus Christi HawkWatch Fall 2019
Since 1997, HawkWatch International has conducted full-season raptor counts at Hazel Bazemore County Park, which sits at a horseshoe bend on the southern bank of the Nueces River about 17 miles west of Corpus Christi near the town of Calallen. In 2004, the count exceeded 1 million migrants, which was the first time any site-specific count in North America outside of Mexico reached that milestone. Broad-winged Hawks typically comprise over 95% of the total count, but counts of Mississippi Kites, Turkey Vultures, and Swainson's Hawks also typically total in the thousands. The Corpus Christi HawkWatch is the only count site in North America where you have a chance of seeing Swallow-tailed Kites, White-tailed Kites, Mississippi Kites, Zone-tailed Hawks, Short-tailed Hawks, White-tailed Hawks, and Harris's Hawks.
Directions
To find Hazel Bazemore County Park take FM624 west from SH77 for about 1 mile. Take a right onto County Road 69 at the stop light (look for the park sign), which takes you to the park. To go to the HawkWatch site, go in the park entrance, make a left as soon as you get across the speed bump, and follow the winding road to the crest of the hill (past the restrooms, a covered picnic pavilion and around the next bend). We operate daily 9am-5pm, August 1-November 15. All activities are weather dependent and we do not conduct migration counts in inclement weather (heavy rain).
HawkWatch International
The mission of HawkWatch International is to conserve our environment through education, long-term monitoring, and scientific research on raptors as indicators of ecosystem health.
About the Data
All data displayed on this site are preliminary and have not yet undergone quality control. Written permission is required to use the data.