Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 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 10 17 2010
Bald Eagle 4 9 187
Northern Harrier 6 18 356
Sharp-shinned Hawk 23 75 4650
Cooper's Hawk 20 70 1743
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 10 13 27
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 400
Red-tailed Hawk 108 122 318
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 1 1 5
American Kestrel 0 4 2469
Merlin 1 19 1357
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 620
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 10
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 18
Unknown Raptor 0 1 37
Total: 183 358 14211
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers: Joe Beatty
Weather:
Clear skies in the morning becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Strong
northeast winds.
Raptor Observations:
A large number of Turkey Vultures passing by the hawkwatch today. 606 were
counted between 700 and 1000.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Partly cloudy skies with northeast winds 10-15mph.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
