Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 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 62 436 462
Bald Eagle 13 38 39
Northern Harrier 1 18 18
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 36 36
Cooper's Hawk 8 19 22
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 16 29 29
Red-tailed Hawk 2 14 15
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 25 134 134
Merlin 3 13 13
Peregrine Falcon 0 6 6
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 3 3
Total: 137 747 779
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 16:45:00
Total observation time: 10.5 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers: Bob Anderson, Brian Taber, Steve Kolbe, Thuy Tran,
Zak Poulton
Visitors:
Ed, Gabriel Maple
Weather:
Moderate winds from the northwest with cloud coverage diminishing in the
afternoon
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
A drop in temperatures tonight, and a high of 70F tomorrow may bring a nice
flight
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
