Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 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 17 566 592
Bald Eagle 2 50 51
Northern Harrier 0 21 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 63 63
Cooper's Hawk 1 48 51
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 3 93 93
Red-tailed Hawk 2 28 29
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 7 186 186
Merlin 6 24 24
Peregrine Falcon 0 8 8
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 1 6 6
Total: 43 1097 1129
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers: Steve Kolbe
Weather:
Nice cloud coverage all day. Moderate southwest winds switching to north
winds late in the day.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Mostly sunny skies with northeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
