Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2013
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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 0 19 2012
Bald Eagle 2 17 195
Northern Harrier 8 39 377
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 168 4743
Cooper's Hawk 1 98 1771
Northern Goshawk 2 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 22 36
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 401
Red-tailed Hawk 1 192 388
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 1 5
American Kestrel 0 8 2473
Merlin 0 19 1357
Peregrine Falcon 0 12 623
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 11
Unknown Buteo 0 2 5
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 18
Unknown Raptor 0 1 37
Total: 19 602 14455
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers: Bob Ake, Harry Armistead, Joe Beatty
Weather:
Blue skies with strong winds from the southwest.
Raptor Observations:
First and second Northern Goshawk of the season, both juveniles.
Non-raptor Observations:
270 Brown Pelicans on the concrete ships, a flock of 5 Killdeer, three
flocks of Tundra Swans (16,15,6)
Predictions:
Sunny with west winds 5-10mph.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
