Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2008
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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 10 710 740
Bald Eagle 1 43 44
Northern Harrier 15 90 95
Sharp-shinned Hawk 226 1024 1024
Cooper's Hawk 42 352 354
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 69 70
Red-tailed Hawk 0 24 25
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 393 1430 1443
Merlin 72 400 402
Peregrine Falcon 11 48 49
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Total: 771 4196 4252
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Aaron Bevill
Observers:
Visitors:
Elder hostel came today crummy weather and no banding station but they
seemed in good spirits none the less. Certainly more interested then the
highschoolers.
Weather:
Quite blustery with a little bit of haze.
Raptor Observations:
9-10: BE is Juv
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
