Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 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 0 814 3503
Bald Eagle 12 247 437
Northern Harrier 7 240 381
Sharp-shinned Hawk 67 1320 1832
Cooper's Hawk 22 1466 1849
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 25 26
Broad-winged Hawk 1 615 1352
Red-tailed Hawk 2 149 197
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 3
American Kestrel 20 1512 3402
Merlin 4 582 1485
Peregrine Falcon 0 851 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: 135 7846 15857
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Chris Foster, Steve Thornhill
Weather:
Strong to moderate winds were generally from the west, with mostly sunny
skies interspersed with a few clouds. Temperatures were in the forties to
low sixties.
Raptor Observations:
There was a nice burst of Bald Eagles this morning. Some sharpies were on
the move. Many of today's accipiters were adult birds.
Non-raptor Observations:
Observations included:
23 Pine Siskins
5 Chimney Swifts
3 Eastern Meadowlarks
2 Dark-eyed Juncos
2 Purple Finches
2 White-crowned Sparrows
17 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
