Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2020
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 2 2
Osprey 203 1378 1379
Bald Eagle 14 79 79
Northern Harrier 10 77 77
Sharp-shinned Hawk 51 83 83
Cooper's Hawk 5 56 56
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 65 271 271
Red-tailed Hawk 1 11 11
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 353 1276 1278
Merlin 14 130 130
Peregrine Falcon 3 21 21
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
Mississippi Kite 0 0 2
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 2
Total: 719 3386 3393
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Karl Bardon
Observers: Bridgett Brunea, Joe Beatty, Steve Thornhill
Visitors:
35
Weather:
Partly cloudy, strong NE wind, 56-66 degrees F
Raptor Observations:
Another good flight of Ospreys and kestrels, but most of the birds were
very high throughout the day
Non-raptor Observations:
9 Great Blue Herons, 29 White Ibis, 1 Glossy Ibis, 13 Northern Flickers, 8
Red-breasted Nuthatches, 2 Cape May Warblers, 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Predictions:
Partly sunny, with a high near 67, breezy, with NE wind 18-24 mph with
gusts to 34 mph
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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-2020
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