Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 21 72 277
Turkey Vulture 26 50 96
Osprey 87 580 2391
Bald Eagle 11 78 167
Northern Harrier 6 50 331
Sharp-shinned Hawk 442 1868 3165
Cooper's Hawk 76 512 1109
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 3
Broad-winged Hawk 78 199 838
Red-tailed Hawk 14 52 122
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 2
American Kestrel 134 672 4519
Merlin 14 242 965
Peregrine Falcon 10 377 594
Unknown 1 8 58
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 920 4761 14638
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Ariel White, Jamie Cameron, Josh Nemeth, Sue Cameron
Weather:
Mostly cloudy with some blue sky. Cloud cover variable and during most
hours broke through quite nicely and triggered terrific spontaneous
flights.
Raptor Observations:
not flying during 100% cc
Non-raptor Observations:
lot of flyover warblers (100+) but very few stopping in Prunus scrub around
platform.
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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