Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 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 8 623 1782
Bald Eagle 1 42 160
Northern Harrier 7 147 285
Sharp-shinned Hawk 160 1382 5523
Cooper's Hawk 72 466 1134
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 3
Broad-winged Hawk 43 970 1266
Red-tailed Hawk 3 39 84
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 42 1101 3153
Merlin 14 275 982
Peregrine Falcon 9 144 457
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: 359 5207 14889
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: B.Anderson, H.Armistead, B.Ake, B.Rineer, T.Tran
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org