Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 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 0 812 3501
Bald Eagle 0 228 418
Northern Harrier 7 228 369
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 1239 1751
Cooper's Hawk 2 1438 1821
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 25 26
Broad-winged Hawk 0 614 1351
Red-tailed Hawk 0 147 195
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 3
American Kestrel 5 1491 3381
Merlin 1 551 1454
Peregrine Falcon 0 850 1358
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 5
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 12 19
Unknown Raptor 0 3 5
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 35 7648 15659
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 11:15:00
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Julia Magill, Rudy Cashwell
Weather:
This morning, winds were calm to light and variable. Skies were overcast,
with temperatures in the forties and fifties. It rained throughout the
afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Just a handful of raptors went by this morning, mostly sharpies.
Non-raptor Observations:
Observations included:
25 Pine Siskins
20 scaup sp.
5 Common Loons
5 Great Blue Herons
4 House Finches
4 White-throated Sparrows
3 Purple Finches
2 Eastern Meadowlarks
1 American Redstart
1 Chimney Swift
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Hermit Thrush
1 Lincoln's Sparrow (FOS, perched on the t-pole!)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2 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
