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[va-bird] HSR: Kiptopeke State Park (03 Oct 2006) 740 Raptors
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- Date: 03 Oct 2006 20:10:24 -0400
Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2006
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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 159 284 1277
Bald Eagle 1 9 70
Northern Harrier 16 29 152
Sharp-shinned Hawk 177 318 1638
Cooper's Hawk 25 73 344
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 45 55 244
Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 22
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 237 494 1647
Merlin 24 128 455
Peregrine Falcon 54 93 411
Unknown 2 2 54
Total: 740 1488 6315
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 12 hours
Official Counter: Scott McConnell
Observers: Harry Armistead
Visitors:
Bernie and Jane Schaaf; Bill and Maureen Minor; Tina and Baron (and Sky the
Husky) Gibson; Bob Rineer; Hal Wierenga and Lynn Davidson; Jan DeBlieu;
Carol Wise and Diana Garland from TNC.
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
Few clouds, blue sky, but the flight stayed fairly low on light NW winds.
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue jays: 594 northbound, 180 southbound on day; ~200 southbound and ~100
northbound flickers in morning; red-headed woodpecker; 30 southbound and
16 northbound red-bellied woodpeckers; a few sapsuckers; heavy tree
swallow movement in morning; r-b grosbeaks; 6th Connecticut warbler of
season at banding station; blue grosbeak; over 1500 monarchs on day.
Predictions:
Sunny, 81, S wind 8-14. My kingdom for a cloud.
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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