Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2015
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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 18 2224
Bald Eagle 9 43 309
Northern Harrier 4 86 486
Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 155 9137
Cooper's Hawk 19 70 2209
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 12 30 68
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 621
Red-tailed Hawk 30 155 261
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 5
American Kestrel 0 9 3698
Merlin 1 8 1683
Peregrine Falcon 0 7 475
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 27
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 23
Unknown Raptor 1 1 1
Mississippi Kite 0 0 5
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Zone-tailed Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 89 585 21237
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Eli Gross
Observers: Bob Anderson, Brian Taber, Harry Armistead, Ned Brinkley,
Thuy Tran
Weather:
Clear day with light winds out of the W/NW. Temps around 60.
Raptor Observations:
Decent buteo day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Continued significant flight of finches with 2153 American Goldfinches and
232 Purple Finches. Other notables were 4 American White Pelicans, 31 Rusty
Blackbirds, 1 Great Cormorant, and 2 Snow Buntings.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
