Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 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 6 657 657
Bald Eagle 1 59 59
Northern Harrier 0 35 35
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 19 19
Cooper's Hawk 0 26 26
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 38 38
Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 10
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 10 207 207
Merlin 18 109 109
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1
Total: 39 1167 1167
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel, Brian Taber
Observers: Brian Taber, Joe Beatty
Weather:
Light southwest winds with mostly cloudy skies and a brief rain shower in
the early afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Very slow. The Swallow-tailed Kite was seen several times in the morning
and afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 Blackburnian Warbler
1 White-eyed Vireo
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
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