Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 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 3 37 2895
Bald Eagle 1 42 233
Northern Harrier 4 138 634
Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 839 3248
Cooper's Hawk 9 215 1562
Northern Goshawk 1 9 10
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 69 99
Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 291
Red-tailed Hawk 15 397 531
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 6
American Kestrel 0 59 3681
Merlin 0 34 900
Peregrine Falcon 2 9 757
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 46
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: 53 1871 14928
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Steve Kolbe
Observers: Joe Beatty, Ned Brinkley
Weather:
A blustery November day. Strong winds out of the northeast, mostly cloudy
skies, and cool temps.
Raptor Observations:
Strong winds kept most birds down low but a few migrants were noted today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Three Cave Swallows, two Common Redpolls, three White-winged Crossbills, 10
Red Crossbills.
Predictions:
Tomorrow sounds a lot like today. Clouds and strong winds out of the
northeast.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
