Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 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 57 404 404
Bald Eagle 10 59 59
Northern Harrier 0 18 18
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 13 13
Cooper's Hawk 2 8 8
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 4
Red-tailed Hawk 14 25 25
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 13 102 102
Merlin 0 7 7
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 100 650 650
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Zak Poulton
Observers: Calvin Brennan
Weather:
North West winds and clear skies today. A few clouds in the afternoon were
a welcome sight. The high temperature today was 28 degrees Celsius.
Raptor Observations:
The numbers were steady throughout the day. The 1-2 oâclock hours
produced the most raptors with 23. Osprey number are still high with 57
today and 14 Red-tailed Hawks were observed today
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
