Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 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 0 47 3392
Bald Eagle 0 92 462
Northern Harrier 0 194 718
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 589 9630
Cooper's Hawk 1 345 3264
Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 136 194
Broad-winged Hawk 0 10 766
Red-tailed Hawk 1 594 886
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 7 7
American Kestrel 0 85 4513
Merlin 0 4 1654
Peregrine Falcon 0 32 1151
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 4
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 2 2137 26645
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Brian Taber
Observers:
Weather:
clouds and some sun in the a.m. drizzle by early p.m. stopped the
count..season ended.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
