Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 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 56 298 2826
Bald Eagle 10 35 159
Northern Harrier 8 31 263
Sharp-shinned Hawk 164 827 4959
Cooper's Hawk 93 358 1338
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 6
Broad-winged Hawk 7 59 458
Red-tailed Hawk 3 29 103
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 133 261 3339
Merlin 51 98 1307
Peregrine Falcon 36 347 793
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: 561 2346 15553
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 11.5 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Bob Rineer, Deb Gingrich, Hal Wierenga, Harry Armistead,
Keith Gingrich, Lynn Davidson
Visitors:
Bob and Judy Lynn
Weather:
Clear and cloudless skies dominated today's weather with a bit of high
cirrus moving in late in the day. Winds were moderate from the west.
Raptor Observations:
The flight was light and difficult to detect in the blue sky for much of
the early part of the day. The movement overall picked up considerably in
the afternoon with a nice Kestrel and Merlin pulse ending the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Large numbers of Tree Swallows were seen, particularly in the afternoon
with a single Northern Rough-winged Swallow noted as well.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
