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Hawk Watch International Raptor Migration Site

Just off of Farm Road 624 and County Road 69
Corpus Christi, TX
Toll Free: (180) 072-6429
Email: hwi@hawkwatch.org
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Prior to 1997, local volunteers, working under the auspices of the Hawk Migration Association of North America, had routinely conducted limited counts of the fall raptor through migration through the "Coastal Bend" area of Texas and new that the flight there was significant. In 1997, encouraged by local enthusiasts, HWI stepped in and initiated full-season, standardized 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. The 1997 count recorded more than 841,000 migrants, which immediately ranked this flight as the largest ever recorded in the United States and Canada! The next year, the count rose to an even higher total of 992,950 migrants and included 28 species, one of the most diverse assemblages ever recorded at a North American migration site! Broad-winged Hawks typically comprise greater than 95% of the total count, but counts of Mississippi Kites, Turkey Vultures, and Swainson's Hawks also typically total in the thousands. The project runs from 15 August through 15 November each year. FREE TO THE PUBLIC!