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Corpus Christi HawkWatch Fall 2020

Season Summary

Species Count
30
Total Count
690,075

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

Drag the Sliders Below to Change the Dates Shown

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

Black Vulture
1255
Turkey Vulture
108578
Osprey
193
White-tailed Kite
6
Swallow-tailed Kite
164
Golden Eagle
4
Mississippi Kite
53292
Northern Harrier
453
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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.

Corpus Christi HawkWatch Fall 2020

Each fall since 1997, HawkWatch International crews count migrating raptors at Hazel Bazemore County Park, which sits at a horseshoe bend on the southern bank of the Nueces River 17 miles west of Corpus Christi near the town of Calallen. In 2004, the count exceeded 1 million migrants--the first time any count in North America outside of Mexico reached that milestone. Broad-winged Hawks comprise over 95% of the total count, but we also count impressive numbers of Mississippi Kites, Turkey Vultures, and Swainson's Hawks. The Corpus Christi HawkWatch is the only count site in North America where there is a good 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.