|
[va-bird]
||
[Date Prev]
[10-2006 Date Index]
[Date Next]
||
[Thread Prev]
[10-2006 Thread Index]
[Thread Next]
[va-bird] HSR: Kiptopeke State Park (05 Oct 2006) 1382 Raptors
- From: reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 05 Oct 2006 20:10:02 -0400
Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2006
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 198 539 1532
Bald Eagle 3 12 73
Northern Harrier 43 82 205
Sharp-shinned Hawk 239 669 1989
Cooper's Hawk 123 246 517
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 55 119 308
Red-tailed Hawk 4 7 26
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 494 1183 2336
Merlin 184 348 675
Peregrine Falcon 33 169 487
Unknown 6 11 63
Total: 1382 3385 8212
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:45:00
Total observation time: 11.75 hours
Official Counter: Scott McConnell
Observers: Bob Rinier, Harry Armistead, Scott McConnell
Visitors:
Bernie and Jane Schaaf; Bob Rineer; Tina and Baron Gibson (and Sky the
Husky); Marty Daniels (THANKS for dinner); et al.
Weather:
Clear early; clouds eventually moved in ahead of a front.
Raptor Observations:
Lovely flight, with birds pouring through most of day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Heavy tree swallow flight; 356 blue jays southbound, 89 northbound; blue
grosbeak; gc kinglet; yb sapsucker; magnolia warbler; redstart; eastern
meadowlark.
Predictions:
100% chance of rain :(
========================================================================
Report submitted by Scott McConnell (scitchyrooroo@xxxxxxxxx)
You are subscribed to VA-BIRD. To post to this mailing list, simply send email
to va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send email to
va-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
|
|
