Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2012
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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 5 13 2871
Bald Eagle 1 5 196
Northern Harrier 20 23 519
Sharp-shinned Hawk 121 156 2565
Cooper's Hawk 13 22 1369
Northern Goshawk 1 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 30
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 274
Red-tailed Hawk 5 8 142
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 2
American Kestrel 9 11 3633
Merlin 4 17 883
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 749
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 45
Unknown Buteo 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 1 1 9
Unknown Raptor 0 0 23
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1
Total: 181 258 13315
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Steve Kolbe
Observers:
Weather:
A bit chilly today with strong winds out of the west. Some clouds in the
middle of the day.
Raptor Observations:
A nice day of movement. Good numbers of Northern Harriers and Sharp-shinned
Hawks. There was a significant northbound flight of hunting Sharp-shinned
Hawks through most of the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Three small groups of Tundra Swans totaling 25 birds were my first of the
year.
500 more Pine Siskins and 590 Cedar Waxwings went by in the morning.
Predictions:
Cool temps and northwest winds. Sounds like Golden Eagle weather to me.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
