Yep  First Kiptopeake watch 1936 with an outline of how raptors
numbers have changed.  Before 1940, and vulture was a rarity.  Much
comparison to Cape May but the dynamics really are quite different.
Cape May is ocean side while Kipto is bay side with several miles
land, marsh and barrier islands between the hawk watch.  Many birds do
go down the east side only to return north on the bay side to be
counted.  Very interested is the differences in wind direction, the
difference between a good day and a poor one, between the to stations.
Kiptopeake however is an amazing funnel for migrants of many kinds.
There is an on going jaeger count there this fall, all three species.
Earlier in the season, Wood Stork, Roseate Spoonbill, Cave Swallows,
White-winged Dove and more were turned up.  Neat was the time several
years ago when a vagrant Zone-tailed Hawk passed Cape May southbound.
Kiptopeak was alert, and about an hour later it was seen passing
there!

Tan

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 8:46 AM, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This email contains summaries of of troves of fall raptor records from
> the east coast, which should be of great interest for hawk counters
> here. You can get an idea about the role of weather for migrants, as
> well as the larger changes in their numbers over many years.
> Bill Whan
>
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