Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 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 61 327
Northern Harrier 0 99 499
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 215 9197
Cooper's Hawk 1 93 2232
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 91 129
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 622
Red-tailed Hawk 0 274 380
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: 2 891 21543
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Eli Gross
Observers:
Weather:
Patchy cloud cover with light winds from the WSW.
Raptor Observations:
If only...
Non-raptor Observations:
Dead slow for everything else also. Cave Swallow (2), Pine Siskin (16),
Purple Finch (7), Great Horned Owl (1).
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
