Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 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 2 155 345
Northern Harrier 1 144 285
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 896 1408
Cooper's Hawk 0 1252 1635
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 14
Broad-winged Hawk 0 599 1336
Red-tailed Hawk 0 58 106
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 1275 3165
Merlin 6 482 1385
Peregrine Falcon 0 844 1352
Unknown Accipiter 0 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: 10 6539 14550
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 09:00:00
Total observation time: 1.5 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers:
Weather:
Rain for most of the day, with moderate westerly winds and cloudy skies
this morning. Temperatures were in the sixties.
Raptor Observations:
A few Merlins, Bald Eagles, a sharpie, and an adult male harrier zipped by
before the rain.
Non-raptor Observations:
Passerines were generally quiet. One Pine Siskin and one Monarch were
observed.
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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
