Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2011
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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 70 615 1774
Bald Eagle 10 41 159
Northern Harrier 20 140 278
Sharp-shinned Hawk 126 1222 5363
Cooper's Hawk 57 394 1062
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 3
Broad-winged Hawk 220 927 1223
Red-tailed Hawk 7 36 81
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 129 1059 3111
Merlin 48 261 968
Peregrine Falcon 27 135 448
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 15
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 6 14
Unknown Raptor 0 9 28
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 715 4848 14530
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Kyle Wright, Lynn Davidson
Observers:
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Highlights of the day included a Pine Siskin and a flock of 14 White Ibis,
plus more Monarch flutterbys than hawks... 933 of the former to be exact.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
