Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2018
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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 42 50
Bald Eagle 5 11 11
Northern Harrier 0 3 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 5 8 8
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 2
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 3 4
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 35 70 82
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Bob Anderson, Chris Foster, Harry Armistead
Weather:
Winds were light and variable, mostly with a southerly component throughout
the day. Skies were partly cloudy, becoming mostly clear in the mid
afternoon. Temperatures were in the mid seventies to mid eighties.
Raptor Observations:
Mostly Ospreys were flying, but it was a slow day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptor movement was also rather slow, but some Purple Martins and
Eastern Kingbirds were flying this afternoon. Three Snowy Egrets passed
this morning.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=484
Count data submitted via Dunkadoo - Project info at:
https://dunkadoo.org/explore/cvwo/kiptopeke-hawk-count-2018
