Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 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 2 814 3503
Bald Eagle 7 235 425
Northern Harrier 5 233 374
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 1253 1765
Cooper's Hawk 6 1444 1827
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 1 1492 3382
Merlin 27 578 1481
Peregrine Falcon 1 851 1359
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: 63 7711 15722
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Chris Foster
Weather:
Strong winds were mostly from the west, with overcast skies and on and off
sprinkles. Temperatures were in the sixties to fifties, decreasing as the
day went on.
Raptor Observations:
Slow, but there was a nice Merlin flight. Birds were zipping by at top
speed in the strong wind.
Non-raptor Observations:
Passerines were rather quiet today. Observations included:
30 Pine Siskins
2 Chimney Swifts
2 Common Loons
1 Purple Finch
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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
