Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2011
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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 0 20 2014
Bald Eagle 0 19 288
Northern Harrier 0 59 515
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 336 9735
Cooper's Hawk 0 90 2000
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 26 46
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 1338
Red-tailed Hawk 0 129 347
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 5
American Kestrel 0 32 4088
Merlin 0 15 1415
Peregrine Falcon 0 13 767
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 19
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 2 22
Unknown Raptor 0 1 49
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2
Total: 0 751 22655
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(No count conducted today)
Weather:
North winds and cooler temperatures behind last night's cold front, but
also some lingering rain and drizzle (hampering any desires to count
birds).
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Though no official count was conducted, I did spend some time in the car in
the parking lot and in the picnic pavilion next to the platform this
morning, and flocks and flocks of Tundra Swans and Snow Geese could be
heard overhead, presumably above the low clouds, though a few groups of
each were seen. Also continued movement of Robins, Icterids, and Bluebirds
through the light rain, but in much lighter numbers than yesterday's
counts.
Predictions:
Winds are now predicted to be out of the north for Friday, with continued
cool temperatures that may inspire some movement. Don't want to jinx myself
by predicting the flight of the century, but hopefully more birds than
we've been seeing the past week (which I guess is actually setting the bar
pretty low).
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
