Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 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 3 64 255
Northern Harrier 0 148 644
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 885 3294
Cooper's Hawk 3 238 1585
Northern Goshawk 0 10 11
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 73 103
Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 291
Red-tailed Hawk 5 438 572
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 6
American Kestrel 0 61 3683
Merlin 1 36 902
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: 18 2027 15084
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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: Ned Brinkley
Weather:
Cold this morning with heavy frost on the platform and lawn. Blue skies
helped warm things up quickly. Light winds out of the northeast early
shifting westerly.
Raptor Observations:
A few birds mixed in with all the vultures today.
Highlight was a non-counted Northern Goshawk that was seen heading north
in the early afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Another 92 Red Crossbills counted going south today; this pushes our
cumulative RECR count for the season over 1000 birds!
Additional highlights: 2+ White-winged Crossbills, 75+ American Pipits,
1200+ Ring-billed Gulls, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch continues. Also, 1
Monarch!
Predictions:
A bit warmer tomorrow with clear skies and southwest winds. Come on out for
the final official day of the 2012 season!
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
