Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 12 694 694
Bald Eagle 3 62 62
Northern Harrier 5 43 43
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 32 32
Cooper's Hawk 17 57 57
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 29 71 71
Red-tailed Hawk 0 11 11
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 91 359 359
Merlin 22 161 161
Peregrine Falcon 6 9 9
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 1 3 3
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1
Total: 194 1505 1505
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Chris Foster, Joe Beatty, Olivia Amash, Steve Thornhill
Visitors:
Thank you to the Williamsburg Bird Club for stopping by.
Weather:
Light winds were from the northeast and east northeast. It was mostly sunny
in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon, with temperatures in the
high sixties to low eighties.
Raptor Observations:
We had good kestrel, Merlin, and Cooper's Hawk movement today, along with
six peregrines and the first red-shoulder of the season. A kettle of 15
broad-wings was seen this morning, along with a few other small groups
throughout the day. The Swallow-tailed Kite was not seen.
Non-raptor Observations:
A Great Horned Owl was calling behind the platform this afternoon. Other
highlights included:
17 Killdeer
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
1 Pileated Woodpecker
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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
