Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 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 1 38 216
Northern Harrier 2 61 399
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 333 4908
Cooper's Hawk 6 154 1827
Northern Goshawk 0 4 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 51 65
Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 407
Red-tailed Hawk 3 287 483
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 3
Golden Eagle 0 2 6
American Kestrel 0 11 2476
Merlin 0 19 1357
Peregrine Falcon 0 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 0 1 1
Total: 16 1013 14866
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Anderson, Katie Rittenhouse
Observers: Bob Anderson
Weather:
Partly cloudy skies with strong winds from the northwest.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
24 Tundra Swans (10,9,5) and 32 Canada Geese (4,6,1,1,20)
Predictions:
Cloudy skies with west winds 5-10mph.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
