Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 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 9
Osprey 4 4 2150
Bald Eagle 2 2 145
Northern Harrier 23 23 530
Sharp-shinned Hawk 175 175 7087
Cooper's Hawk 43 43 1741
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 7
Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 728
Red-tailed Hawk 5 5 83
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 3
American Kestrel 31 31 3244
Merlin 7 7 1099
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 641
Unknown 3 3 114
Total: 296 296 17581
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10.75 hours
Official Counter: Scott McConnell
Observers: Bob Ake, Scott McConnell
Visitors:
Jan and Gil Randell from the Ripley Hog Wash
Weather:
Lovely Indian summer day (spring peepers calling); early clouds gave way to
blue skies, light winds.
Raptor Observations:
Lots of cropped out accips again.
Non-raptor Observations:
R-c kinglet; a few pipits, bluebirds, goldfinches, pine siskins, and a
purple finch flyovers; gr. yellowlegs; 7 great blue herons; 11 common
loons; r-b and b-h nuthatches; ~500 robins southbound on day; probably a
few thousand red-winged blackbirds over in morning; a wilson's snipe; 2
flocks (32 & 62) of tundra swans.
Predictions:
Showers in morning; clearing and cooling in afternoon.
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Report submitted by Scott McConnell (scitchyrooroo@xxxxxxxxx)
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