Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 81 2029 2037
Bald Eagle 5 104 104
Northern Harrier 1 65 66
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 136 136
Cooper's Hawk 7 150 150
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 28 511 512
Red-tailed Hawk 4 33 34
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 22 1127 1128
Merlin 4 479 479
Peregrine Falcon 43 296 296
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 203 4933 4945
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Julia Magill, Rose Leong, Wes Hetrick
Weather:
Light winds were generally from the southwest, with partly cloudy skies
becoming mostly clear in the afternoon. It was a hot day, with temperatures
in the mid seventies to mid eighties and little breeze.
Raptor Observations:
The morning had a slow start. The afternoon was better, but most of today's
raptors were tiny specks flying relatively low on the east side. Given this
pattern, there may have been a more significant flight going on out of
sight along the eastern side of the peninsula.
Non-raptor Observations:
A few small flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds passed this morning. Other
observations included:
5 Red-headed Woodpeckers
2 Bobolinks
2 Brown Thrashers
1 Common Nighthawk
6 Monarchs
1 Common Five-lined Skink
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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
