Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2018
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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 66 1021 1029
Bald Eagle 0 30 30
Northern Harrier 1 21 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 2 26 26
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 27 28
Red-tailed Hawk 0 12 13
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 14 162 163
Merlin 5 260 260
Peregrine Falcon 6 66 66
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
Total: 96 1630 1642
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Brian Taber
Weather:
Moderate, gusty winds were generally from the southwest, with partly to
mostly cloudy skies and temperatures mostly in the low to mid eighties.
Raptor Observations:
A few Ospreys and some falcons were moving today. Most of the birds were
low-flying.
Non-raptor Observations:
There was a good flight of Chimney Swifts flying today, with 61 of them
seen. Other highlights included:
16 Bobolinks
2 Pectoral Sandpipers
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
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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-2018
