Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 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 4 10 2216
Bald Eagle 0 6 272
Northern Harrier 11 22 422
Sharp-shinned Hawk 33 73 9055
Cooper's Hawk 9 26 2165
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 11 49
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 620
Red-tailed Hawk 6 24 130
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 5
American Kestrel 5 8 3697
Merlin 0 2 1677
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 470
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: 70 185 20837
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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 overcast with winds out of the E/NE.
Raptor Observations:
As Larry David would say "meh"
Non-raptor Observations:
Mostly expected species, but solid diversity. Notables: Black Scoter (3),
Surf Scoter (1), American Oystercatcher (1), Red-breasted Nuthatch (3),
Purple Finch (2).
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
