Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2015
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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 24 2230
Bald Eagle 1 60 326
Northern Harrier 0 99 499
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 215 9197
Cooper's Hawk 0 92 2231
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 90 128
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 622
Red-tailed Hawk 8 273 379
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 8
American Kestrel 0 9 3698
Merlin 0 8 1683
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 477
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 27
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 23
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Mississippi Kite 0 0 5
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Zone-tailed Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 15 887 21539
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Eli Gross
Observers:
Weather:
Crystal clear skies with temps in the 40's, and light wind out of the WSW.
Raptor Observations:
Few and far between
Non-raptor Observations:
Nothing out of the ordinary. Cave Swallow (34), Purple Finch (13), Pine
Siskin (29), American Golfinch (1241).
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
