Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 1 1994
Bald Eagle 0 0 178
Northern Harrier 1 1 339
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 8 4583
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 1675
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 14
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 400
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 196
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 4
American Kestrel 0 0 2465
Merlin 11 11 1349
Peregrine Falcon 8 8 619
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 10
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 18
Unknown Raptor 0 0 36
Total: 31 31 13884
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers:
Weather:
Strong southwest winds and overcast skies with periodic rain. Heavy rain
ending the count at 1400.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
A chance of morning showers then partly cloudy with northwest winds
5-10mph.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
