Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 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 5 22 200
Northern Harrier 4 43 381
Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 184 4759
Cooper's Hawk 13 111 1784
Northern Goshawk 1 3 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 27 41
Broad-winged Hawk 3 4 404
Red-tailed Hawk 22 214 410
Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 2
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: 70 672 14525
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Bob Anderson, Katie Rittenhouse
Observers: Bob Anderson, Harry Armistead, Joe Beatty, Thuy Tran
Weather:
Partly cloudy skies with moderate northwest winds.
Raptor Observations:
One light-morph Rough-legged Hawk and one Northern Goshawk were counted
today.
Non-raptor Observations:
A nice migration of Common Loons (28 total), American Goldfinch, and
American Robin.
Predictions:
Showers developing in the afternoon. Winds northwest at 20-30 mph.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
