Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 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 8 810 3499
Bald Eagle 15 170 360
Northern Harrier 25 169 310
Sharp-shinned Hawk 135 1031 1543
Cooper's Hawk 43 1295 1678
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 14 15
Broad-winged Hawk 0 599 1336
Red-tailed Hawk 6 64 112
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 2 2
American Kestrel 118 1393 3283
Merlin 43 525 1428
Peregrine Falcon 3 847 1355
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 2 11 18
Unknown Raptor 0 3 5
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 400 6939 14950
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel, Brian Taber
Observers: Brian Taber, Julia Magill, Paul Shanahan
Weather:
Winds were very strong in the morning (~25-30 mph with larger gusts), and
relatively strong throughout the day. Skies were partly cloudy, with
temperatures in the fifties.
Raptor Observations:
Birds were zooming by in the strong winds. The flight was spread out, with
birds flying at various heights. We had a nice flight of harriers,
sharpies, kestrels, and Merlins. An immature Golden Eagle was seen on the
East side. For the second time this season, we watched a Bald Eagle bully
an Osprey into dropping his fish catch. The eagle then caught the fish in
mid-air.
Non-raptor Observations:
Observations included:
~25 American Goldfinches
22 Chimney Swifts
17 Common Loons
12 Killdeer
9 Great Egrets (flying together)
9 Surf Scoters
3 Purple Finches
2 Pine Siskins
1 Black-and-white Warbler
45 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
