Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2018
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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 1 274 282
Bald Eagle 0 21 21
Northern Harrier 1 12 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 14 14
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 5
Red-tailed Hawk 0 5 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 78 79
Merlin 2 11 11
Peregrine Falcon 1 7 7
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
Total: 5 427 439
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers:
Weather:
There was rain this morning. Strong winds were generally from the east
southeast. Skies were mostly cloudy, with temperatures in the seventies to
low eighties. It felt good to have a cool breeze.
Raptor Observations:
Not much, probably because of the large band of rain to the north of us and
the blustery conditions.
Non-raptor Observations:
Despite the lack of raptors, other birds continue to make surprise visits
to the platform. An American Bittern flew by this afternoon, heading
towards Taylor Pond. (Just a few hours before, I'd been talking with a
visitor about bitterns!) Nine Black-bellied Plovers, six White Ibises, and
several small flocks of unidentified shorebirds (many of which were
probably Lesser Yellowlegs and Semipalmated Sandpipers) passed.
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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-2018
