Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 28 575
Turkey Vulture 5 219 1290
Osprey 4 13 2730
Bald Eagle 0 18 336
Northern Harrier 5 36 609
Sharp-shinned Hawk 53 238 5892
Cooper's Hawk 8 53 2106
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 59
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 962
Red-tailed Hawk 0 30 408
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 3
American Kestrel 4 57 5373
Merlin 3 3 1508
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 708
Unknown 0 1 64
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 82 700 22627
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Bob Anderson, Margaret Odell
Weather:
very light winds to calm from southwest. Temperatures warm all day (low:
15 High: 24) Good high cloud cover for most of day.
Raptor Observations:
Once again a very low movement. Past several days have all been moving low
down the beach. Not up high due to the temp!
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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