Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2018
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 59 275 2964
Bald Eagle 4 48 238
Northern Harrier 4 34 175
Sharp-shinned Hawk 44 302 814
Cooper's Hawk 77 239 622
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 7 8
Broad-winged Hawk 73 294 1031
Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 55
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 151 576 2466
Merlin 18 141 1044
Peregrine Falcon 67 199 707
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 8
Unknown Raptor 1 1 3
Total: 500 2126 10137
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Brian Taber, Hal Wierenga, Harry Armistead, Julia Magill,
Kevin McGann, Lynn Davidson, Rose Leong, Wes Hetrick
Visitors:
It was nice to have visitors from High Country Audubon Society and a group
of Master Naturalists today. Thanks for visiting!
Weather:
Light winds were variable, mostly with a westerly component. Skies were
clear to mostly sunny, with temperatures soaring well into the eighties.
(Isn't it supposed to be October?)
Raptor Observations:
There was a decent flight today, with very nice low and close looks at
birds. We had some especially nice views of peregrines. Most of the
peregrines that we are seeing are still adult birds.
Non-raptor Observations:
There was a flight of several hundred Northern Flickers today. Other
observations included:
20 Blue Jays
8 Red-bellied Woodpeckers
7 Red-headed Woodpeckers
4 Cedar Waxwings
3 Red-breasted Nuthatches
1 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Eurasian Collared-Dove
1 Great Egret
1 Green Heron
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
44 Monarchs
1 Red Admiral
========================================================================
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
