Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 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 168 937 937
Bald Eagle 8 107 107
Northern Harrier 20 66 66
Sharp-shinned Hawk 26 52 52
Cooper's Hawk 36 89 89
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 167 193 193
Red-tailed Hawk 10 56 56
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 244 581 581
Merlin 90 154 154
Peregrine Falcon 5 15 15
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: 776 2255 2255
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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: Calvin Brennan
Weather:
High temperature of 27 degrees Celsius today. Winds had a Easterly
component all day.
Raptor Observations:
During the middle of the day the flight path was really high but the few
clouds really help with counting a couple of large kettles of Broad-winged
Hawks. In one kettle 109 individuals were observed. The South East winds
in the afternoon really caused a nice falcon flight. 244 American Kestrels
and 90 Merlins were seen today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Red-headed Woodpeckers are still being seen in the morning flying around
the platform.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
