Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 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 3 817 3506
Bald Eagle 12 259 449
Northern Harrier 20 260 401
Sharp-shinned Hawk 78 1398 1910
Cooper's Hawk 18 1484 1867
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 26 27
Broad-winged Hawk 0 615 1352
Red-tailed Hawk 7 156 204
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 3
American Kestrel 42 1554 3444
Merlin 4 586 1489
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: 185 8031 16042
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Julia Magill
Weather:
Westerly to northwesterly winds were strong in the morning, and lighter in
the late afternoon. Skies were clear for most of the day, with some clouds
later on. Temperatures were in the fifties to sixties.
Raptor Observations:
Quite a few birds were north-bound this morning, mostly sharpies. However,
we still had a decent southbound movement. There were some very nice views
of harriers today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Observations included:
at least 18 Pine Siskins
6 Common Loons
4 House Finches
3 Eastern Bluebirds
3 White-crowned Sparrows
2 Chimney Swifts
2 Dark-eyed Juncos
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
34 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
