Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 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 0 22 2015
Bald Eagle 2 47 225
Northern Harrier 2 66 404
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 354 4929
Cooper's Hawk 3 164 1837
Northern Goshawk 0 4 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 53 67
Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 407
Red-tailed Hawk 15 322 518
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 3
Golden Eagle 0 2 6
American Kestrel 0 11 2476
Merlin 0 19 1357
Peregrine Falcon 1 16 627
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: 33 1099 14952
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers:
Weather:
Blue skies becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Moderate northeast
winds.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
A nice goose flight for the last day of the season. 830 Snow Geese
(80,90,170,60,70,80,190,90) and 109 Canada Geese (5,25,5,4,20,22,10,18). 1
Common Loon and 1 Tundra Swan.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
