Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 28 575
Turkey Vulture 0 219 1290
Osprey 5 18 2735
Bald Eagle 1 19 337
Northern Harrier 3 39 612
Sharp-shinned Hawk 63 301 5955
Cooper's Hawk 7 60 2113
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 59
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 962
Red-tailed Hawk 5 35 413
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 3
American Kestrel 10 67 5383
Merlin 3 6 1511
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 709
Unknown 2 3 66
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 100 800 22727
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Andrew Odell, Bart Paxton, Bob Anderson, Margaret Odell
Weather:
winds light and from the southwest all day. temperatures warm, very warm
for November. Cloud cover light to non-existant
Raptor Observations:
low flight near beach, don't know why!
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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