Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 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 0 124 2474
Bald Eagle 4 154 433
Northern Harrier 0 154 502
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 268 2257
Cooper's Hawk 3 209 1445
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 67 85
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 1197
Red-tailed Hawk 11 269 395
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 4
Golden Eagle 0 11 11
American Kestrel 0 37 3352
Merlin 0 38 1386
Peregrine Falcon 0 14 785
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 8
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 20
Unknown Raptor 0 1 19
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1
Total: 26 1355 14376
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Doug Graham, Wes Hetrick
Weather:
Light winds were variable, often from the northwest, with mostly clear
skies and temperatures in the mid forties to high fifties.
Raptor Observations:
Not much.
Non-raptor Observations:
Highlights included:
10 Snow Geese (3 of which were blue geese)
2 Pine Siskins
1 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Purple Finch
21 Monarchs
1 Cabbage White
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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
