Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 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 0 802 3491
Bald Eagle 3 153 343
Northern Harrier 5 143 284
Sharp-shinned Hawk 43 895 1407
Cooper's Hawk 44 1252 1635
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 13 14
Broad-winged Hawk 0 599 1336
Red-tailed Hawk 13 58 106
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 1
American Kestrel 15 1275 3165
Merlin 9 476 1379
Peregrine Falcon 5 844 1352
Unknown Accipiter 1 4 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 9 16
Unknown Raptor 0 3 5
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 140 6529 14540
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Julia Magill
Weather:
Light winds were variable and often from the southwest, with occasional
periods of dead calm. Skies were clear, with just a few cirrus clouds in
the late afternoon. Temperatures were in the forties to mid sixties.
Raptor Observations:
We were excited to see our first Golden Eagle of the season today. This
immature bird was seen far out on the East side. Some red-tails were on the
move.
Non-raptor Observations:
Observations included:
116 Blue Jays
28 Cedar Waxwings
21 Wood Ducks (in a single flock)
19 southbound Red-breasted Nuthatches
14 Red-bellied Woodpeckers
9 Purple Finches
6 Eastern Meadowlarks
4 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
3 Pine Siskins
3 White Ibises
1 Baltimore Oriole
1 Common Loon
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 House Finch
1 Song Sparrow
19 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
Count data submitted via Dunkadoo - Project info at:
https://dunkadoo.org/explore/cvwo/kiptopeke-hawk-count-2018
