Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 83 1368 1376
Bald Eagle 12 77 77
Northern Harrier 0 49 50
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 71 71
Cooper's Hawk 9 83 83
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 24 353 354
Red-tailed Hawk 2 21 22
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 46 863 864
Merlin 13 372 372
Peregrine Falcon 16 105 105
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
Total: 215 3362 3374
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Julia Magill
Weather:
Light winds were mostly from the southeast, with partly cloudy skies
becoming a blue abyss in the afternoon. Temperatures were in the seventies
to low eighties.
Raptor Observations:
Not a whole lot of movement today. The Osprey, Bald Eagle, and peregrine
flights were decent, however.
Non-raptor Observations:
A Worm-eating Warbler landed in the deodar cedar, providing excellent views
this morning, and a beautiful Yellow-throated Vireo landed in the shrubbery
near the platform (a.k.a. the "Musk Ox" bush, due to its shape). The latter
bird was promptly chased off by a Chipping Sparrow, but it was still nice
to see it so closeby. One Red-breasted Nuthatch was heard calling. Three
Monarchs flew by.
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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
