Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 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 60 364 365
Bald Eagle 2 33 33
Northern Harrier 1 17 17
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 1 24 24
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 3 46 46
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 14 112 114
Merlin 2 12 12
Peregrine Falcon 2 5 5
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: 85 628 635
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Karl Bardon
Observers: Bridgett Brunea
Visitors:
Allen Boynton, John Pancake, Matt Anthony
Weather:
Overcast with periods of rain in the afternoon, light west wind becoming
fairly strong east in the afternoon, 77-85 degrees F
Raptor Observations:
Mostly Ospreys moving through in small groups
Non-raptor Observations:
52 Great Blue Herons, 7 White Ibis, 1 Glossy Ibis, 6 Pectoral Sandpipers, 3
Wilson's Snipe, 18 Eastern Kingbirds, 384 Purple Martins, 92 Tree Swallows,
4 Barn Swallows, 1 American Robin, 771 Bobolinks
Predictions:
Partly sunny with a high near 78, NE wind 18-20 mph with gusts to 28 mph
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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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