Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2020
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 10
Turkey Vulture 0 2 2
Osprey 32 1476 1477
Bald Eagle 2 89 89
Northern Harrier 5 86 86
Sharp-shinned Hawk 201 369 369
Cooper's Hawk 20 83 83
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 5 291 291
Red-tailed Hawk 1 13 13
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 76 1524 1526
Merlin 22 199 199
Peregrine Falcon 0 24 24
Mississippi Kite 0 8 10
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 3
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: 364 4168 4185
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Karl Bardon
Observers: Bridgett Brunea, Chris Foster, Joe Beatty
Visitors:
18
Weather:
Mostly cloudy, strong NE wind, 61-65 degrees F
Raptor Observations:
More Sharpies today than falcons, with many very high birds in the
afternoon
Non-raptor Observations:
13 Great Blue Herons, 6 White Ibis, 1 Pine Siskin
Predictions:
Sunny with a high near 71, North wind around 15 mph
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.vawildliferesearch.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-2020
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