Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 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 365 1466 1466
Bald Eagle 23 108 108
Northern Harrier 22 103 103
Sharp-shinned Hawk 132 588 588
Cooper's Hawk 50 266 266
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 277 602 602
Red-tailed Hawk 4 31 31
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 200 1571 1571
Merlin 63 522 522
Peregrine Falcon 28 68 68
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 1 6 6
Unknown Raptor 2 2 2
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1
Total: 1167 5339 5339
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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
Observers: Bob Anderson, Steve Thornhill, Thuy Tran, Tim Barry
Visitors:
The annual Kiptopeke Challenge occurred today, and several teams came out
to search for species. I hope that everyone who participated had an
enjoyable day. Thanks to all who assisted with spotting.
Weather:
Winds were light and variable, mostly from the northwest in the afternoon.
Skies were clear in the morning and partly cloudy, with thin wispy cirrus,
in the afternoon. Temperatures were in the mid sixties to mid eighties.
Raptor Observations:
There was a very strong Osprey migration today, with beautiful long trails
of birds passing high overhead. At times 10-15 Ospreys passed in groups
together. It was also a great day for Bald Eagle, falcon, and Broad-winged
Hawk movement. Several large kettles of broad-wings passed overhead. Birds
were high but we had a nice backdrop of wispy clouds in the afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 Common Nighthawk
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (FOS)
105 Monarchs
