Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 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 34 212
Northern Harrier 0 54 392
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 318 4893
Cooper's Hawk 0 144 1817
Northern Goshawk 0 4 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 49 63
Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 405
Red-tailed Hawk 0 277 473
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
Golden Eagle 0 2 6
American Kestrel 0 11 2476
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 4 40
Total: 11 960 14813
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers:
Weather:
Mostly blue skies with some heavy cloud coverage mid-afternoon. Moderate
southwest winds.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
5 Sandhill Cranes flying northeast at 930. 7 Tundra Swans also flying
north.
Predictions:
Partly cloudy with northwest winds.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
