Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 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 0 121 2471
Bald Eagle 3 100 379
Northern Harrier 2 135 483
Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 226 2215
Cooper's Hawk 15 184 1420
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 47 65
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 1196
Red-tailed Hawk 16 201 327
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 3
Golden Eagle 0 9 9
American Kestrel 2 36 3351
Merlin 0 36 1384
Peregrine Falcon 0 12 783
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: 54 1115 14136
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Katie Garst
Weather:
Light to moderate winds were generally from the northeast, with clear skies
in the early morning becoming partly cloudy. Temperatures were in the
forties and fifties.
Raptor Observations:
Relatively slow. Today was Katie Garst's last day as our educator and
hawkwatch intern. Many thanks to her for an amazing job well done this
season!
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarchs are still flying! We saw 23 of them today. Other sightings
included:
5 Horned Larks
1 Black-bellied Plover
1 Pine Siskin
1 Buckeye
1 Cabbage White
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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
