Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 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 1 148 644
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 880 3289
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 1 433 567
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: 3 2009 15066
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Bob Anderson, Steve Kolbe
Observers: Bob Ake, Steve Kolbe
Weather:
Cold this morning with heavy cloud cover for the first few hours. Skies
cleared rapidly around midday. Fairly light winds out of the northeast
early shifting to the northwest.
Raptor Observations:
Virtually no movement today. A few local raptors and Bald Eagles.
Non-raptor Observations:
45 Red Crossbills. 9 American White Pelicans southbound.
Predictions:
Clear and a bit warmer tomorrow with light west winds.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
