Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 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 19 2012
Bald Eagle 1 32 210
Northern Harrier 0 52 390
Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 248 4823
Cooper's Hawk 4 136 1809
Northern Goshawk 0 3 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 40 54
Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 405
Red-tailed Hawk 1 275 471
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
Golden Eagle 0 2 6
American Kestrel 1 10 2475
Merlin 0 19 1357
Peregrine Falcon 0 13 624
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 11
Unknown Buteo 0 3 6
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 18
Unknown Raptor 0 3 39
Total: 25 862 14715
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Bob Anderson, Brian Taber, Katie Rittenhouse
Observers: Bob Anderson, Brian Taber, Steve Kolbe, Thuy Tran
Weather:
Overcast skies with moderate northeast winds.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
5 Sandhill Cranes spotted flying south along the bay at 1428. Also, 28 Snow
Geese, 6 Purple Finch, 150 American Goldfinch, and 2 Fox Sparrows.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
