Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 93 117 143
Bald Eagle 5 5 6
Northern Harrier 2 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 3 3 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 4 5 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 6 6 6
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 2 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 117 143 175
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers: Bob Anderson, Steve Thornhill, Thuy Tran, Zak Poulton
Weather:
Cloudy clearing to blue skies in the afternoon. A strong breeze from the
north switching to a light breeze from the northwest in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
A nice day of raptor migration after a cold front last night
Non-raptor Observations:
100+ bobolinks along with a few flocks of baltimore orioles and eastern
kingbirds
Predictions:
Sunny with WNW winds at 5 to 10 mph.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
