Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 19 815 841
Bald Eagle 9 78 79
Northern Harrier 3 53 53
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 220 220
Cooper's Hawk 14 155 158
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 16 189 189
Red-tailed Hawk 3 53 54
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 11 443 443
Merlin 7 116 116
Peregrine Falcon 2 20 20
Unknown Accipiter 1 4 4
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Raptor 3 10 10
Total: 99 2160 2192
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers: Joe Beatty
Weather:
Mostly sunny skies with northwest winds switching to northeast in the
afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
A nice morning flight of 417 Northern Flickers and 21 Blue Jays.
Predictions:
Partly sunny skies with north winds 5-10mph
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
