Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 19, 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 0 21 2014
Bald Eagle 2 27 205
Northern Harrier 1 48 386
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 281 4856
Cooper's Hawk 0 132 1805
Northern Goshawk 0 4 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 40 54
Broad-winged Hawk 1 5 405
Red-tailed Hawk 5 230 426
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
Golden Eagle 1 2 6
American Kestrel 0 10 2475
Merlin 0 19 1357
Peregrine Falcon 0 12 623
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 11
Unknown Buteo 0 2 5
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 18
Unknown Raptor 0 3 39
Total: 18 838 14691
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers:
Visitors:
David Matson
Weather:
Mostly blue skies with cloud coverage in the afternoon. Strong north winds.
Raptor Observations:
Juvenile Golden Eagle
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Partly cloudy skies with northeast winds 10-20mph.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
