Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 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 182 615 616
Bald Eagle 4 38 38
Northern Harrier 10 29 29
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 2 33 33
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 4 59 59
Red-tailed Hawk 1 5 5
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 196 337 339
Merlin 12 34 34
Peregrine Falcon 4 10 10
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: 415 1171 1178
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Karl Bardon
Observers: Bridgett Brunea, Joe Beatty, Nancy Barnhart
Visitors:
5
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy, strong N-NE wind, 73-77 degrees F
Raptor Observations:
Good Osprey and kestrel flight
Non-raptor Observations:
4 Great Blue Herons, 2 Snowy Egrets, 8 White Ibis, 1 Semipalmated Plover, 1
Solitary Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Common Nighthawk, 9 Chimney
Swifts, 32 Purple Martins, 1593 Tree Swallows, 35 Barn Swallows, 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, 3 Black-and-white Warblers, 2 Northern Parulas, 1
Black-throated Green Warbler, 1 Blue Grosbeak
Predictions:
Mostly sunny with a high near 74, North wind 11-14 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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