Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2009
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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 4 804 3332
Bald Eagle 7 221 345
Northern Harrier 7 271 503
Sharp-shinned Hawk 31 4526 8658
Cooper's Hawk 13 1763 2743
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 30 35
Broad-winged Hawk 0 354 753
Red-tailed Hawk 2 170 244
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 20 1327 4405
Merlin 3 437 1646
Peregrine Falcon 5 668 1114
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 4
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 92 10577 23784
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers:
Weather:
After a bit of rain early in the day, clearing took place fairly rapidly
during late morning. Winds were light to moderate and predominately from
the west.
Raptor Observations:
The flight overall was perhaps surprisingly sparse with no really sustained
movement at any point during the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Six fly-over American Golden Plovers highlighted the non-raptor sightings.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
