Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 111 1132 1140
Bald Eagle 19 49 49
Northern Harrier 6 27 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 10 10
Cooper's Hawk 11 37 37
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 61 88 89
Red-tailed Hawk 0 12 13
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 140 302 303
Merlin 53 313 313
Peregrine Falcon 9 75 75
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: 415 2045 2057
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 12 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Julia Magill, Steve Thornhill
Weather:
Moderate winds were variable with a northerly component, often from the
northwest. Skies were partly cloudy to mostly clear, with temperatures in
the seventies to mid eighties.
Raptor Observations:
There was a strong flight of Ospreys, kestrels, and Bald Eagles today. A
kettle of 52 broad-wings was another nice highlight of the day, along with
a few broad-wing singletons and pairs. The small falcon flight picked up
nicely in the later part of the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Highlights included:
2 Common Nighthawks
2 Red-breasted Nuthatches
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Brown Thrasher (FOS)
1 Cape May Warbler
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Scarlet Tanager
16 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
