Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 2012
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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 39 2897
Bald Eagle 0 61 252
Northern Harrier 1 147 643
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 879 3288
Cooper's Hawk 0 235 1582
Northern Goshawk 0 10 11
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 72 102
Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 291
Red-tailed Hawk 0 432 566
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 6
American Kestrel 0 61 3683
Merlin 0 35 901
Peregrine Falcon 0 12 760
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 46
Unknown Buteo 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 9
Unknown Raptor 0 0 23
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1
Total: 6 2006 15063
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Steve Kolbe
Observers:
Weather:
Overcast skies and threatening rain for most of the day, but a few spots of
blue, too. Mild temperatures with light southerly winds.
Raptor Observations:
Very quiet. Birds that seem to have arrived for the winter include at least
two adult Cooper's Hawks and an adult Red-shouldered Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
Another 95 Red Crossbills heading south. Pretty amazing.
Other highlights include two White Ibis, four White-winged Scoters, one
Cave Swallow, and one Evening Grosbeak.
Predictions:
Fog early with cooler temps and breezy out of the northwest.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
