Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 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 0 810 3499
Bald Eagle 14 184 374
Northern Harrier 11 180 321
Sharp-shinned Hawk 51 1082 1594
Cooper's Hawk 47 1342 1725
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 19 20
Broad-winged Hawk 9 608 1345
Red-tailed Hawk 39 103 151
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 24 1417 3307
Merlin 3 528 1431
Peregrine Falcon 1 848 1356
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 11 18
Unknown Raptor 0 3 5
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 204 7143 15154
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Brian Taber, Julia Magill, Paul Shanahan
Weather:
Light winds were variable, often from the southwest. Skies were partly
cloudy, with temperatures in the low forties to high fifties.
Raptor Observations:
There was a very good red-tail flight today, and some accipiters were on
the move. Many birds were high-flying.
Non-raptor Observations:
A group of 16 American White Pelicans was seen heading northwards this
afternoon, on the east side of the platform. Just a few minutes later, we
spotted 18 white pelicans heading northwards on the east side of the
platform. Given the direction of movement and timing between the sightings,
these were almost certainly two separate groups of birds! Many American
Robins were migrating this morning, with a total of 2,230 birds counted.
Fifteen Chimney Swifts were seen, including a group of four birds which put
on a good show performing acrobatics around the platform this afternoon.
Other observations included:
93 Blue Jays
31 American Goldfinches
30 Surf Scoters
16 Killdeer
14 Pine Siskins
12 Purple Finches
5 Eastern Towhees
3 Common Loons
3 Gadwall
3 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
2 Eastern Bluebirds
1 American Pipit (FOS)
1 Brown Creeper
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Horned Lark (FOS)
1 House Wren
1 White-crowned Sparrow (FOS)
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo
27 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
