Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2017
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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 0 123 2473
Bald Eagle 1 118 397
Northern Harrier 2 144 492
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 241 2230
Cooper's Hawk 0 192 1428
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 53 71
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 1196
Red-tailed Hawk 1 214 340
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 4
Golden Eagle 0 10 10
American Kestrel 0 36 3351
Merlin 0 36 1384
Peregrine Falcon 0 14 785
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 8
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 20
Unknown Raptor 0 1 19
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1
Total: 8 1190 14211
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers:
Weather:
Moderate to light winds were mainly from the southwest, with mostly cloudy
skies and temperatures in the forties to high fifties.
Raptor Observations:
Not much.
Non-raptor Observations:
40 Tundra Swans
5 Purple Finches
4 Horned Larks
3 Pine Siskins
20 Monarchs
1 Buckeye
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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
