Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2015
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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 2 20 2226
Bald Eagle 2 53 319
Northern Harrier 0 95 495
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 194 9176
Cooper's Hawk 2 86 2225
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 69 107
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 621
Red-tailed Hawk 9 236 342
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 6
American Kestrel 0 9 3698
Merlin 0 8 1683
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 477
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 27
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 23
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Mississippi Kite 0 0 5
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Zone-tailed Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 26 784 21436
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Eli Gross
Observers:
Weather:
Mostly clear with strong winds from the NNE.
Raptor Observations:
Not much
Non-raptor Observations:
Cave Swallows continue in large numbers and were passing over the platform
generally heading south all day for a total of 88. Other notables: Great
Cormorant (1), Parasitic Jaeger (2), Red-throated Loon (12), Common Loon
(133), Bonaparte's Gull (302), Rusty Blackbird (16), Purple Finch (5).
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
