Seaside Hawkwatch
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 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 40 209 1062
Bald Eagle 3 42 135
Northern Harrier 7 56 201
Sharp-shinned Hawk 63 444 1333
Cooper's Hawk 26 153 576
Northern Goshawk 1 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 8
Broad-winged Hawk 2 147 539
Red-tailed Hawk 3 32 102
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 25 74 324
Merlin 31 55 142
Peregrine Falcon 24 106 169
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: 225 1323 4594
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Zak Poulton
Observers:
Weather:
Some rain showers in the morning, but by 10 o'clock the sky was clear for
the rest of the day. The winds were very strong from the west. It seemed
that the raptors had a hard time gaining any altitude.
Raptor Observations:
Today I had some excitement. I observed two American Kestrels migrating
down the shore of the barrier islands. Which has not be seen so far this
year. I also had a Northern Goshawk today. The observation notes are under
the 2-3 hours count period.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
