Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 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 36 347 347
Bald Eagle 8 49 49
Northern Harrier 0 18 18
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 9 9
Cooper's Hawk 1 6 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1 11 11
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 89 89
Merlin 1 7 7
Peregrine Falcon 1 7 7
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: 49 550 550
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Zak Poulton
Observers:
Weather:
Todayâs weather was great. Breezy cloudy skies with winds coming from
South West all day. The high temperature for the day was 31 degrees
Celsius.
Raptor Observations:
Osprey are still moving through the area with 36 observed today. In the
afternoon the winds calmed down and the skies opened up. I observed 11
Ospreys and two Bald Eagle moving North followed by a Sharp-shinned Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
