Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 34 114 661
Turkey Vulture 163 799 1870
Osprey 3 39 2756
Bald Eagle 2 41 359
Northern Harrier 12 83 656
Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 496 6150
Cooper's Hawk 10 123 2176
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 12 70
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 963
Red-tailed Hawk 51 158 536
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 3 6
American Kestrel 7 102 5418
Merlin 0 7 1512
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 711
Unknown 2 5 68
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 313 1989 23916
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10.75 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers:
Weather:
cool with winds from west and northwest very little cloud cover
Raptor Observations:
flight relatively low
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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