Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2010
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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 21 1479 1479
Bald Eagle 3 170 170
Northern Harrier 36 178 178
Sharp-shinned Hawk 223 768 768
Cooper's Hawk 39 308 308
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 7
Broad-winged Hawk 2 418 418
Red-tailed Hawk 1 74 74
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 263 1421 1421
Merlin 65 623 623
Peregrine Falcon 3 52 52
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 656 5498 5498
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 12 hours
Official Counter: Zak Poulton
Observers: Calvin Brennan
Weather:
Another day with SSW winds and warm temperatures. But during the early
afternoon the winds switched to SSE. There was a very thick haze for most
of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Today started like I would have expect with a very low flight with only a
few raptors moving south. But starting at the 10-11 hour the flood gate
opened with good numbers of Northern Harriers, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and
American Kestrels moving South. The peak hour was 1-2 with 165 raptors
observed. A new high count of Northern Harriers (36) and Sharp-shinned
Hawks (223) today.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
