GCBO's Hawk Happening

On Saturday, October 10, The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory and Hawkwatch International will hold a “Hawk Happening” at the hawk watch tower on the Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area at Smith Point, on the eastern shore of Galveston Bay.  Join us from 8:00 to 3:00 for this free event.

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Witness the southward migration of thousands of raptors, one of the
 great spectacles of the natural world
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Bird banding demonstrations by TPWD and GCBO banding staff
(morning only)
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Hawk Watch staff from Hawk Watch International and GCBO will be available
      to answer questions
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Pick up tips on locating and identifying the 20+ species of raptors that
     pass through Smith Point each fall.
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Field Guides and other nature related items will be available for sale with proceeds
benefiting our conservation programs
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Barbeque will be available from Trails End


To reach Smith Point from Houston, drive east on I-10 past Baytown.  Exit at Hwy 61 and drive south. After about 4 miles Hwy 61 changes number to FM 562. Continue south on 562 to Smith Point, staying right at a Y intersection with FM 1985. Upon arrival in Smith Point you will pass a small store/gas station on the right. Continue straight about one mile. Just past an intersection with Hawkin’s Camp Road, which goes to the Spoonbill RV Park, there will be a paved entrance road on the left, which is marked with a sign to the hawk watch. The entrance leads into a large parking area at the hawk tower.