Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2010
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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 42 214 214
Bald Eagle 4 29 29
Northern Harrier 2 17 17
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 6 6
Cooper's Hawk 2 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 6 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 35 75 75
Merlin 2 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 3 3 3
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: 102 364 364
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Bob Anderson, Zak Poulton
Observers: Calvin Brennan, Harry Armistead, Thuy Anderson, Zak Poulton
Visitors:
We had Harry Armisted, Bob and Thuy Anderson on hand to help with the hawk
watch. Calvin Brennan and Chris Foster were on the platform this
afternoon.
Weather:
Blue skies and calm in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon with
wind switching from North West to East South East. The high temperature
for the day was 29 degrees Celsius.
Raptor Observations:
Ospreys were still the most observed raptor today with 42. There were 4
adult Red-shouldered Hawks counted today, which is a little unusual for
this time of the year. Peregrine Falcons are also starting to appear, with
3 individuals today. This is the first they have been seen this year.
Non-raptor Observations:
Purple Martins are still migrating and feeding over the platform all day.
A Black-throated Green Warbler and a Yellow-throated Warbler were in the
cherry tree in front of the platform this morning. I observed my first
Tricolored Heron this fall moving North over the platform around 9:30 a.m.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
