Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2011
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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 22 2016
Bald Eagle 0 30 299
Northern Harrier 0 78 534
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 439 9838
Cooper's Hawk 0 143 2053
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 34 54
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 1340
Red-tailed Hawk 1 170 388
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 6 7
American Kestrel 1 37 4093
Merlin 0 16 1416
Peregrine Falcon 0 16 770
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 20
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 2 22
Unknown Raptor 0 4 52
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2
Total: 5 1005 22909
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Kyle Wright
Observers:
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
Our trapper informed me this morning that before my arrival he caught a
Sharpie that he had previously caught and banded eight days ago. Any level
headed human being would be silly to draw any conclusions about anything
based on a sample size of one. As anyone who regularly frequents the
platform or reads these reports is well aware, however, I am no level
headed human being. The bird could be planning to winter in the area, but
this evidnece also supports the possibility of a notion that birds have not
been moving off the peninsula for eight days. Sigh...
Non-raptor Observations:
Snow Geese... there were Snow Geese... maybe a hundred and fifty or so, but
all in all, a pretty slow day...
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
