Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2008
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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 8 198 228
Bald Eagle 0 8 9
Northern Harrier 4 17 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 1 28 30
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 6
Red-tailed Hawk 0 6 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 83 96
Merlin 7 16 18
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 22 367 423
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Aaron Bevill
Observers: Jethro Runco
Visitors:
none. Bill was considering whether or not to stay for today's watch. I
think he made the right choice. I did get a short visit from a boy who
gave me a stirring lecture on how spiders don't eat birds because birds are
bigger.
Weather:
Wet and windy. Constant drizzle, top wind speed recorded was 27 km/h.
Raptor Observations:
lots of Osprey movement. All raptor flights low and tacking. It was hard
to tell between the local Osprey and migrating movement.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
See the sun?
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
