Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 67 614
Turkey Vulture 2 392 1463
Osprey 4 28 2745
Bald Eagle 5 37 355
Northern Harrier 2 50 623
Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 401 6055
Cooper's Hawk 5 103 2156
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 63
Broad-winged Hawk 1 2 963
Red-tailed Hawk 7 94 472
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 5
American Kestrel 8 80 5396
Merlin 0 7 1512
Peregrine Falcon 1 4 710
Unknown 0 3 66
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 54 1275 23202
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers:
Weather:
winds light or moderate light from the west. Not a constant wind though
very patchy and often calm. Winds calming in afternoon. Very few
clouds. Temperatures warm and up to 24.5C.
Raptor Observations:
what was seen was low and distant with a few birds moving down the
bayshore.
Non-raptor Observations:
Selasphorus Hummer, Ruby-throated Hummer, MacGillivray's Warbler (banded),
11 Tundra Swans, 9 Northern Gannet
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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