Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 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 1 34 2892
Bald Eagle 2 35 226
Northern Harrier 13 128 624
Sharp-shinned Hawk 52 764 3173
Cooper's Hawk 16 186 1533
Northern Goshawk 1 7 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 62 92
Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 291
Red-tailed Hawk 3 351 485
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 6
American Kestrel 4 56 3678
Merlin 0 33 899
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 752
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: 94 1682 14739
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Bob Anderson, Steve Kolbe
Observers: Joe Beatty, Ned Brinkley, Zak Poulton
Weather:
Cool temperatures, fairly strong east/northeast winds, and cloudy skies.
Raptor Observations:
Fairly slow, but a bit of movement again early.
Non-raptor Observations:
13 Tundra Swans, 305 Snow Geese, 11 Great Blue Herons, one Common Redpoll,
two Evening Grosbeaks.
Predictions:
Partly cloudy, cool, northeast winds.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
