Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 68 1099 1125
Bald Eagle 7 110 111
Northern Harrier 22 133 133
Sharp-shinned Hawk 365 882 882
Cooper's Hawk 84 396 399
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 16 221 221
Red-tailed Hawk 11 84 85
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 224 1024 1024
Merlin 147 688 688
Peregrine Falcon 8 109 109
Unknown Accipiter 0 6 6
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 2 10 10
Unknown Raptor 2 18 18
Total: 956 4781 4813
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 17:45:00
Total observation time: 11.5 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers: Bob Anderson, Chris Foster, Harry Armistead, Thuy Tran
Visitors:
David Fisher, Keith and Deb Gingrich, Betsy Foster, Liz Armistead, Marty
Daniels, Tina and Baron Gibson, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Partly cloudy skies clearing to blue skies later in the day. Moderate winds
and gusts from the northeast switching to southeast.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Similar weather conditions should produce another large flight.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
