Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2015
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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 18 2224
Bald Eagle 7 30 296
Northern Harrier 3 74 474
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 135 9117
Cooper's Hawk 3 46 2185
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 17 55
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 621
Red-tailed Hawk 23 87 193
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 5
American Kestrel 0 9 3698
Merlin 0 7 1682
Peregrine Falcon 0 6 474
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 27
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 23
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 5
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Zone-tailed Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 43 432 21084
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Eli Gross
Observers: Harry Armistead
Weather:
Clear blue skies. Temp around 50 and winds out of the WNW from 10-15 mph
Raptor Observations:
Really slow all morning, but a small push of Red-tails in the afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Great afternoon flight of Tundra Swans headed south with 955 total. Also
had 1 Cave Swallow and 2 Purple Finches.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
