Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 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 107 1101 1101
Bald Eagle 1 85 85
Northern Harrier 5 81 81
Sharp-shinned Hawk 61 456 456
Cooper's Hawk 26 216 216
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 23 325 325
Red-tailed Hawk 4 27 27
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 84 1371 1371
Merlin 44 459 459
Peregrine Falcon 9 40 40
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 5 5
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1
Total: 364 4172 4172
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10.5 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel, Bob Anderson
Observers: Bob Anderson, Brian Patterson, Ned Brinkley, Thuy Tran,
Tim Barry
Weather:
Light winds started off from the west and west northwest, becoming
northerly in the afternoon. Skies were mostly cloudy, with temperatures in
the mid sixties to low eighties.
Raptor Observations:
It was a good day of Osprey movement, with decent falcon and accipiter
numbers.
Non-raptor Observations:
We had another Wood Stork sighting today, which was likely the same bird
seen on 9/17. The bird was seen at 9:23 am EST heading southwards,
relatively low over the platform. Thirty eight Monarchs were seen today.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
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http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=484
