Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2010
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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 76 1442 1442
Bald Eagle 13 163 163
Northern Harrier 8 137 137
Sharp-shinned Hawk 85 501 501
Cooper's Hawk 17 261 261
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 7
Broad-winged Hawk 3 416 416
Red-tailed Hawk 0 73 73
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 76 1144 1144
Merlin 77 516 516
Peregrine Falcon 7 46 46
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 362 4706 4706
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 12 hours
Official Counter: Zak Poulton
Observers: Calvin Brennan
Weather:
Light winds in the morning from the North East and then switching to South
East in the afternoon. Low temperature of 14.7 C in the morning and a high
temperature of 28 C for the day. Mostly blue skies but a few cloud in the
afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Sharp-shinned Hawks were the most abundant today with 85. American
Kestrels had a steady migration throughout the day with a total of 76. The
evening Merlin flight is starting to pick up with 53 individuals observed
from 3 P.M. to 6 P.M. standard time.
Non-raptor Observations:
From 6 A.M. through 9 A.M. standard time 381 Northern Flickers were seenmigrating south over the platform. Gray Catbirds are increasing in number
