Seaside Hawkwatch
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 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 9 331 1184
Bald Eagle 8 132 225
Northern Harrier 16 151 296
Sharp-shinned Hawk 60 926 1815
Cooper's Hawk 29 439 862
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 7 25 29
Broad-winged Hawk 45 345 737
Red-tailed Hawk 23 135 205
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 6 130 380
Merlin 7 77 164
Peregrine Falcon 3 173 236
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 213 2868 6139
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 10.5 hours
Official Counter: Zak Poulton
Observers:
Weather:
The winds that came out of the west were barely felt most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
All raptors that were observed today were flying below 30m.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
