Seaside Hawkwatch
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 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 54 131 984
Bald Eagle 16 30 123
Northern Harrier 15 35 180
Sharp-shinned Hawk 115 290 1179
Cooper's Hawk 29 93 516
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 7
Broad-winged Hawk 65 117 509
Red-tailed Hawk 11 20 90
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 20 42 292
Merlin 3 15 102
Peregrine Falcon 33 64 127
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 362 840 4111
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Zak Poulton
Observers:
Weather:
Winds from the west all day.
Raptor Observations:
A great flight for seaside today, winds from the west really help push the
raptors into view on the eastern side.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
