Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 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 116 620 620
Bald Eagle 15 91 91
Northern Harrier 18 42 42
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 22 22
Cooper's Hawk 12 36 36
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 2 26 26
Red-tailed Hawk 2 40 40
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 56 248 248
Merlin 18 41 41
Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10
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: 245 1179 1179
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 12 hours
Official Counter: Zak Poulton
Observers: Brian Taber, Calvin Brennan
Weather:
A partly cloudy morning with North West winds. By the afternoon the cloud
had cleared out and the winds died in the evening. The high temperature
was in the late afternoon at 27.9 degrees Celsius.
Raptor Observations:
The best day of the season so far with a total of 245. Nine species were
observed today with many setting new high counts for the season. Osprey
number hit a new high today with 115. Northern Harriers made an
appearance with 18. Sharp-shinned and Cooperâs Hawk numbers are
increasing. In the evening calm we had a small falcon flight. During the
last hour 9 American Kestrels were observed flying over the dunes toward
the bay, one after another.
Non-raptor Observations:
Today and yesterday I had a Palm Warbler land on the platform. I also had
a Lesser Yellowlegs fly over the platform heading North. Monarch project
started today and number have really pick up. 82 Monarchs were observed
making their way past the platform.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
