Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2012
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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 1 39 2897
Bald Eagle 0 48 239
Northern Harrier 1 144 640
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 864 3273
Cooper's Hawk 1 228 1575
Northern Goshawk 0 10 11
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 69 99
Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 291
Red-tailed Hawk 1 415 549
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 6
American Kestrel 1 61 3683
Merlin 0 35 901
Peregrine Falcon 0 12 760
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 46
Unknown Buteo 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 9
Unknown Raptor 0 0 23
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1
Total: 8 1948 15005
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Steve Kolbe
Observers:
Weather:
Heavy fog early delayed the opening of the count. The fog eventually burned
off to reveal blue skies. Winds were light out of the northwest early
shifting to the southwest. Mild temperatures.
Raptor Observations:
The combination of fog, poor wind direction, and calendar date made for a
slow day.
Non-raptor Observations:
One White-winged Crossbill heading north in the fog, 8+ Red Crossbills, one
Northern Rough-winged Swallow.
Predictions:
Cooler tomorrow with strong northwest winds. Hopefully this front stirs
things up a bit!
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
