Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 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 1 113 392
Northern Harrier 1 138 486
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 232 2221
Cooper's Hawk 1 189 1425
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 49 67
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 1196
Red-tailed Hawk 0 206 332
Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 4
Golden Eagle 0 9 9
American Kestrel 0 36 3351
Merlin 0 36 1384
Peregrine Falcon 1 14 785
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: 7 1152 14173
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Joe Beatty
Visitors:
Gary Williamson
Weather:
Moderate winds were generally from the southwest and south southwest, with
mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid forties to low sixties.
Raptor Observations:
Very slow, but the highlight of the day was a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk!
The bird was of unknown age, and it passed low, rapidly, and relatively
nearby on the east side, heading northwards at 11:25 am.
Non-raptor Observations:
A Common Loon was heard calling today. Other observations included:
3 American Pipits
1 American Black Duck
1 Horned Lark
1 Pileated Woodpecker
2 Monarchs
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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
