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economidy@worldnet.att.net (John M. Economidy) sent this comment:

Gray Hawks also nest in two general areas of Texas. First, Gray Hawks have been nesting with regularity in two locations in Big Bend National Park throughout the 1990s. These locations are at the Cottonwood Campgrounds on the west side of the park and in the area of Rio Grande Village on the east side of the park. Second, Gray Hawks are found at various locations in Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, such as Santa Margarita Ranch, Falcon Dam area, Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, Santa Ana NWR and its associated LRGV refuges. Gray Hawks have been seen north of the Valley in Falfurrias in Brooks County and Rivera in Kleberg County in 1990s. A knowledgeable biological technician at Guadalupe Mts Nat'l Park, with familiarity of Gray Hawk in her native Arizona, reported Gray Hawk at the park in 1997. Texas population is small but nonetheless present.

JOHN M. ECONOMIDY Texas Regional Editor Hawk Migration Ass'n of North America economidy@worldnet.att.net