Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 40 1139 1165
Bald Eagle 1 111 112
Northern Harrier 5 138 138
Sharp-shinned Hawk 135 1017 1017
Cooper's Hawk 56 452 455
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 2
Broad-winged Hawk 0 221 221
Red-tailed Hawk 2 86 87
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 103 1127 1127
Merlin 32 720 720
Peregrine Falcon 4 113 113
Unknown Accipiter 1 7 7
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 10 10
Unknown Raptor 3 21 21
Total: 383 5164 5196
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 11.25 hours
Official Counter: Katie Rittenhouse
Observers: Bob Anderson, Keith Gingrich, Steve Kolbe, Sue Ricciardi,
Thuy Tran
Visitors:
Deb Gingrich, Joe Beatty, Liz Armistead, Marty Daniels, Baron and Tina
Gibson
Weather:
Light north winds with some cloud coverage in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Sunny with winds light and variable
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
