Seaside Hawkwatch
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 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 24 233 1086
Bald Eagle 11 53 146
Northern Harrier 13 69 214
Sharp-shinned Hawk 43 487 1376
Cooper's Hawk 20 173 596
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 8
Broad-winged Hawk 24 171 563
Red-tailed Hawk 10 42 112
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 12 86 336
Merlin 3 58 145
Peregrine Falcon 11 117 180
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: 171 1494 4765
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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:
The sky was clear all day. Winds were coming from the North West for most
of the day, but by mid-afternoon the wind had stopped.
Raptor Observations:
It seemed that after the winds stopped so did the raptors.
Non-raptor Observations:
11:30 (STD) 18 Green-winged Teals flew over the marsh.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
