Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2015
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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 6 6 2212
Bald Eagle 6 6 272
Northern Harrier 10 11 411
Sharp-shinned Hawk 35 40 9022
Cooper's Hawk 17 17 2156
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 10 10 48
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 620
Red-tailed Hawk 18 18 124
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 5
American Kestrel 3 3 3692
Merlin 1 2 1677
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 469
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 27
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 23
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 5
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Zone-tailed Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 107 115 20767
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Eli Gross
Observers:
Weather:
Mostly clear, blue skies with wind from the NE at about 10 mph.
Raptor Observations:
Decent day compared to much of the past few weeks. Buteo numbers are
starting to pick up a little bit.
Non-raptor Observations:
Mainly expected species for this time of year. Notables were 4 Rusty
Blackbirds and a late Chimney Swift.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
