Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 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 1 119 2469
Bald Eagle 1 84 363
Northern Harrier 1 126 474
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 198 2187
Cooper's Hawk 1 153 1389
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 35 53
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 1196
Red-tailed Hawk 4 146 272
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 3
Golden Eagle 0 6 6
American Kestrel 0 34 3349
Merlin 0 33 1381
Peregrine Falcon 0 11 782
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 8
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 20
Unknown Raptor 0 1 19
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1
Total: 9 953 13974
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Katie Garst
Weather:
Rain in the morning, followed by overcast skies, light and variable winds,
and temperatures in the high forties.
Raptor Observations:
Slow as a slug.
Non-raptor Observations:
There were plenty of Tree Swallows, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and sparrows
around today. Not much else was going on.
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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
