Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2009
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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 54 242 2770
Bald Eagle 0 25 149
Northern Harrier 3 23 255
Sharp-shinned Hawk 139 663 4795
Cooper's Hawk 54 265 1245
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 6
Broad-winged Hawk 6 52 451
Red-tailed Hawk 3 26 100
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 24 128 3206
Merlin 9 47 1256
Peregrine Falcon 133 311 757
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Total: 425 1785 14992
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10.75 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Bob Rineer, Deb Gingrich, Harry Armistead, Keith Gingrich,
Marty Daniels
Weather:
Overcast conditions early gave way to partial clearing by late morning and
sunshine for the balance of the day. Winds were light out of the south.
Raptor Observations:
There was very little movement before midday today with a fairly slow
migration noted overall except for Peregrines. A continuous flow of this
species was recorded from early afternoon until early evening with the
largest flight of the season tallied by day's end.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
