Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2012
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 29 2887
Bald Eagle 1 23 214
Northern Harrier 11 92 588
Sharp-shinned Hawk 33 454 2863
Cooper's Hawk 11 78 1425
Northern Goshawk 1 5 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 50 80
Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 291
Red-tailed Hawk 12 310 444
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 6
American Kestrel 5 46 3668
Merlin 2 30 896
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 750
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 45
Unknown Buteo 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 9
Unknown Raptor 0 0 23
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1
Total: 77 1141 14198
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Steve Kolbe
Observers: Bob Ake, Ned Brinkley, Zak Poulton
Weather:
Sunny skies all day today with warmer temperatures and lighter winds out of
the northwest.
Raptor Observations:
A bit of high movement today with many of the birds to the east. Lots of
birds moving north, too.
Non-raptor Observations:
10+ Rusty Blackbirds, four Evening Grosbeaks, and 100+ American
Goldfinches.
Predictions:
Sunny skies with southwest winds and warmer temperatures.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
