Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2017
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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 13 201 201
Bald Eagle 1 17 17
Northern Harrier 1 17 17
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 1
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 31 31
Merlin 3 4 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 20 275 275
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Joe Beatty, Ned Brinkley
Weather:
Light winds were from the southwest this morning, switching over to become
more southeasterly in the late morning and afternoon. Skies were partly to
mostly cloudy, with temperatures in the seventies to low eighties.
Raptor Observations:
It was a slow day, but with some nice views of Merlins.
Non-raptor Observations:
We certainly had some interesting sightings this morning. Ned spotted a
Parasitic Jaeger flying right over the beach! This species is typically
seen much further out over the bay. Also, a Black Tern flew over the
platform this morning. Purple Martins and Barn Swallows continued to be on
the move throughout the day. Other highlights included:
1 Chestnut-sided Warbler
1 Dickcissel
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Prairie Warbler
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
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http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=484
