Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2009
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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 7 768 3296
Bald Eagle 7 187 311
Northern Harrier 18 197 429
Sharp-shinned Hawk 168 3683 7815
Cooper's Hawk 35 1569 2549
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 23 28
Broad-winged Hawk 2 351 750
Red-tailed Hawk 1 135 209
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 147 1118 4196
Merlin 6 415 1624
Peregrine Falcon 1 647 1093
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 4
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 392 9099 22306
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers:
Weather:
Today saw sunny skies with high cirrus and con-trails with a bit of heavier
cloud moving in during mid-afternoon. Winds were light to moderate and
predominately from the southwest.
Raptor Observations:
There was a steady but somewhat lighter movement of birds today with much
of the flight being at treetop level allowing for some excellent views of
birds. Kestrels again pushed through in good late October numbers while
most other species were less numerous than in the past couple of days.
Non-raptor Observations:
Tree Swallows and Yellow-rumped Warblers continue to be the most numerous
non-raptors seen with thousands of both noted over the last several days.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
