Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 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 1 818 3507
Bald Eagle 7 270 460
Northern Harrier 10 274 415
Sharp-shinned Hawk 42 1494 2006
Cooper's Hawk 11 1525 1908
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 27 28
Broad-winged Hawk 0 615 1352
Red-tailed Hawk 2 188 236
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 3
American Kestrel 32 1602 3492
Merlin 3 589 1492
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: 108 8278 16289
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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: Joe Beatty, Julia Magill
Weather:
Light winds were generally from the west, with partly cloudy skies and
temperatures in the forties to high sixties. It felt summery.
Raptor Observations:
It was slow, but we had some stunning views of harriers today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Observations included:
133 Cedar Waxwings
36 Pine Siskins
13 Purple Finches
9 American Pipits
6 Common Loons
2 Chimney Swifts
2 House Finches
1 Brown Thrasher
1 Great Egret
1 Hermit Thrush
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1 Red-headed Woodpecker
37 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
