Female Gos- Cruise terminal

9 January 2010- A.M. and P.M.- Armand Bayou area and Port Road - Todville Road.
1 female goshawk- a fly over-drive under sighting. The goshawk was at 300-400 feet elevation and very near the Houston Cruise Terminal. The hawk showed long wings with pointed tips , in a glide. The tail was very long; a large patch of white under tail coverts; wings flat and stiff and straight out to the sides of the body.
We went driving for raptors in flight and perched, on this sunny morning and afternoon. We drove for 50 miles and saw only 3 perched Red-tail Hawks and 3 perched Black Vultures. In flight were observed 3 Black Vultures and 1 T.V. The T. V. was soaring at less than 100 feet elevation. This is another example of how the Goshawk is "readily available for observation".