Seaside Hawkwatch
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 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 2 367 1220
Bald Eagle 9 166 259
Northern Harrier 7 193 338
Sharp-shinned Hawk 49 1042 1931
Cooper's Hawk 20 493 916
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 27 31
Broad-winged Hawk 3 356 748
Red-tailed Hawk 5 148 218
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 1 146 396
Merlin 3 82 169
Peregrine Falcon 4 179 242
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 1 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 106 3204 6475
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 14:45:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Zak Poulton
Observers:
Weather:
The wind came from the ENE and was overcast all day.
Raptor Observations:
Raptor numbers picked up today even with the east winds.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)