Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 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 0 773 3462
Bald Eagle 3 129 319
Northern Harrier 7 90 231
Sharp-shinned Hawk 53 615 1127
Cooper's Hawk 46 888 1271
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 8
Broad-winged Hawk 14 568 1305
Red-tailed Hawk 4 24 72
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 9 1104 2994
Merlin 7 419 1322
Peregrine Falcon 6 811 1319
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 9 16
Unknown Raptor 0 3 5
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 149 5444 13455
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.75 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Julia Magill
Weather:
Winds were light and variable, generally from the east southeast. Skies
were overcast to partly cloudy, with temperatures in the fifties to high
sixties. There was a brief rain shower in the afternoon. We enjoyed seeing
a variety of beautiful clouds, including cirrocumulus and altocumulus.
Raptor Observations:
The raptor flight was slow, but we had a few nice looks at low birds,
including some local Bald Eagles. Most of the migrants were high-flying
today.
Non-raptor Observations:
We had an excellent flight of 748 Blue Jays. Many Red-bellied Woodpeckers
were also on the move, with 28 seen heading southwards. Warblers were
fairly active, mainly including Yellow-rumped Warblers, Blackpoll Warblers,
Northern Parulas, Palm Warblers, and Cape May Warblers. Other highlights
included:
55 Cedar Waxwings
10 Great Blue Herons
10 Killdeer
8 Red-breasted Nuthatches (this is probably an undercount)
6 House Finches
4 Pine Siskins
3 American Goldfinches
3 Common Loons
3 Purple Finches
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
1 Baltimore Oriole
1 Dickcissel
1 Eastern Towhee
1 Song Sparrow
42 Monarchs
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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
