Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2012
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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 30 2888
Bald Eagle 4 28 219
Northern Harrier 3 98 594
Sharp-shinned Hawk 81 585 2994
Cooper's Hawk 25 132 1479
Northern Goshawk 1 6 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 54 84
Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 291
Red-tailed Hawk 7 324 458
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 6
American Kestrel 0 48 3670
Merlin 0 30 896
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 751
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: 125 1360 14417
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Steve Kolbe
Observers:
Visitors:
Lots of visitors up on the platform today enjoying the birds and the
weather.
Weather:
Warm temperatures with blue skies and light southerly winds.
Raptor Observations:
A trickle of mostly accipiters again today. An immature Northern Goshawk
slowly went south along the far treeline to the east in the afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Another lovely flight of birds this morning consisting of mostly American
Robins, blackbirds, Tree Swallows, and finches. Hundreds of Pine Siskins
and American Goldfinches again today, along with a noticeable flight of
House Finches and a few Purple Finches. Red (11) and White-winged
Crossbills (2) were both detected.
Predictions:
South winds and a few more clouds tomorrow.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
