Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 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 22 2016
Bald Eagle 0 25 294
Northern Harrier 0 71 527
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 392 9791
Cooper's Hawk 0 124 2034
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 28 48
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 1338
Red-tailed Hawk 0 138 356
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 5 6
American Kestrel 0 34 4090
Merlin 0 15 1415
Peregrine Falcon 0 15 769
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 20
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 2 22
Unknown Raptor 0 3 51
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2
Total: 0 880 22784
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(No count conducted today)
Weather:
Rain in the morning, lifting off the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula
around noon, but persisting over the northern parts of the Delmarva much of
the day.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Looks like another rain-out for Wednesday with a cold front moving over the
area; hoping for a bit of a flight on Thursday with north winds and
somewhat cooler temperatures behind the front.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
