Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2013
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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 1 22 2015
Bald Eagle 3 45 223
Northern Harrier 2 64 402
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 345 4920
Cooper's Hawk 3 161 1834
Northern Goshawk 0 4 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 52 66
Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 407
Red-tailed Hawk 14 307 503
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 3
Golden Eagle 0 2 6
American Kestrel 0 11 2476
Merlin 0 19 1357
Peregrine Falcon 1 15 626
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 11
Unknown Buteo 0 4 7
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 18
Unknown Raptor 0 4 40
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 27 1066 14919
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers:
Weather:
Blue skies with moderate winds from the northwest.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
70 Snow Geese (50,20) 16 Canada Geese (12,4) and 30+ Northern Gannets
streaming past the concrete ships.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org