Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2008
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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 61 484 514
Bald Eagle 8 25 26
Northern Harrier 0 29 34
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 31 31
Cooper's Hawk 30 97 99
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 15 24 25
Red-tailed Hawk 0 15 16
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 32 280 293
Merlin 1 48 50
Peregrine Falcon 5 14 15
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Total: 159 1051 1107
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Aaron Bevill
Observers:
Weather:
pretty warm. Nice thermals. As the day went on things got higher and
higher. I'm quite certain it didn't hit 40 degrees but that's what I have
recorded so that's what's going in the data base. I don't recal writing it
so I don't know if the thermomiter was off or what was happening but I was
busy at the time. It was interesting to see the difference a change in
wind speed from 1 to 0 on the ground made in the flight. Everything went
from being half a mile away to right on top of us.
Raptor Observations:
11-12: BE= 3juvies, 1 4th yr. and 1 2nd year.
12-1: Be= 2 juvies.
Saw two juvies practicing their courting dives. That was cool. Also had
one crazy 87 bird hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
