Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 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 4 42 220
Northern Harrier 0 61 399
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 341 4916
Cooper's Hawk 3 157 1830
Northern Goshawk 0 4 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 51 65
Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 407
Red-tailed Hawk 6 293 489
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 1 4 7
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 18
Unknown Raptor 0 4 40
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 22 1035 14888
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Brian Taber, Katie Rittenhouse
Observers: Brian Taber
Weather:
Mostly cloudy skies with moderate to light northwest winds.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
2710 American Robins, 100 American Goldfinch, 3 Common Loons (2,1), 17 Snow
Geese, 4 Purple Finch, 40 Canada Geese (15,5,3,12,5), 28 Tundra Swan
Predictions:
Morning showers then steady rain in the afternoon. Southeast winds
20-30mph.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
