Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 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 3 37 215
Northern Harrier 5 59 397
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 329 4904
Cooper's Hawk 4 148 1821
Northern Goshawk 0 4 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 51 65
Broad-winged Hawk 2 7 407
Red-tailed Hawk 7 284 480
Rough-legged Hawk 1 2 3
Golden Eagle 0 2 6
American Kestrel 0 11 2476
Merlin 0 19 1357
Peregrine Falcon 1 14 625
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
Swainson's Hawk 1 1 1
Total: 37 997 14850
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers: Bob Anderson, Thuy Tran
Weather:
Mostly cloudy skies with northwest winds.
Raptor Observations:
A high species diversity with 37 individuals of 10 species counted.
1 light-morph Rough-legged Hawk at 1205
1 dark-morph Swainson's Hawk between 1230 and 1300.
Non-raptor Observations:
4 White Pelicans flying southwest at 1334 and 124 Tundra Swans (42,32,42,8)
Predictions:
Sunny with northwest winds 25-35 mph.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
