Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 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 0 100 379
Northern Harrier 0 135 483
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 227 2216
Cooper's Hawk 1 185 1421
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 47 65
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 1196
Red-tailed Hawk 0 201 327
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 3
Golden Eagle 0 9 9
American Kestrel 0 36 3351
Merlin 0 36 1384
Peregrine Falcon 1 13 784
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: 3 1118 14139
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel, Bob Anderson
Observers: Bob Anderson, Thuy Tran
Weather:
Moderate to light winds were generally from the west, with clear skies and
temperatures in the high forties to low sixties.
Raptor Observations:
Very slow. At least we had a peregrine.
Non-raptor Observations:
Hermit Thrushes were quite talkative today, especially in the afternoon.
Other sightings included:
~29 Horned Larks (including a high flock of ~25 together)
13 Tundra Swans
1 Barn Swallow
17 Monarchs
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
