Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2020
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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 27 61 62
Bald Eagle 1 4 4
Northern Harrier 0 7 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 2 10 10
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 3 12 12
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 15 17
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
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
Mississippi Kite 0 8 10
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 3
Total: 35 121 128
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Observation start time: 05:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Karl Bardon
Observers: Bridgett Brunea
Visitors:
Joe Beatty, Bob Ake
Weather:
wind light west, sunny, temp 76-90 degrees F
Raptor Observations:
Slower than expected but small numbers of Ospreys and a few other species
were seen.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 Black-bellied Plover, 1 Semipalmated Plover, 1 Red-headed Woodpecker, 191
Eastern Kingbirds, 7 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, 1 Blue Grosbeak
Predictions:
Sunny tomorrow with a high of 80, and NE winds 11-15 mph- although the
forecast changed from N to NE winds, it could still be a pretty good day
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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-2020
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