Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 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 1 26 295
Northern Harrier 0 71 527
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 403 9802
Cooper's Hawk 6 130 2040
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 1 16 1416
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: 19 899 22803
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Kyle Wright
Observers:
Weather:
A massive low to the north a few hundred miles, with a cold front swinging
south over the mid Atlantic States. Moderate rain for the first two hours
of daylight, and remaining mostly overcast the rest of the day. Winds from
the west shifting to northwest. Temperatures fairly steady between 17.4c
and 18.1c most of the count period, but dropping to 15.1 in the last
fourty-five minutes of counting.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Four west bound Common Loons, and one westbound Red-throated over the
platform. Fifty-one Tundra Swans seen headed south, but not many passerines
around or above the platform. There was still one southbound monarch, in
addition to a few buckeyes and a cloudless sulphur, the first of the latter
that I have seen in weeks.
Predictions:
North winds and cooler temperatures behind today's front as the low to the
north pushes off the New England coast. Let's hope for a bit of a flight!
(The conditions are as good as they're gonna get for the next few days.)
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
