Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 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 355 1006 1007
Bald Eagle 19 58 58
Northern Harrier 17 47 47
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 10 10
Cooper's Hawk 5 45 45
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 123 188 188
Red-tailed Hawk 2 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 423 761 763
Merlin 27 93 93
Peregrine Falcon 1 12 12
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: 982 2238 2245
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Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 12.25 hours
Official Counter: Karl Bardon
Observers: Bridgett Brunea, Joe Beatty, Steve Thornhill
Visitors:
31
Weather:
partly cloudy, strong N-NE wind, 65-72 degrees F
Raptor Observations:
Excellent Osprey and kestrel flight
Non-raptor Observations:
16 Great Blue Herons, 1 Black-bellied Plover, 2 Common Nighthawks, 15
Red-breasted Nuthatches, 7 Blue-gray Gnatcatches, 202 Cedar Waxwings, 8
American Redstarts, 3 Northern Parulas, 38 Bobolinks
Predictions:
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77, East wind 6-10 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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