Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 142 689
Turkey Vulture 48 1267 2338
Osprey 1 41 2758
Bald Eagle 1 46 364
Northern Harrier 15 120 693
Sharp-shinned Hawk 69 636 6290
Cooper's Hawk 8 152 2205
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 40 98
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 963
Red-tailed Hawk 11 275 653
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 7
American Kestrel 8 114 5430
Merlin 1 11 1516
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 711
Unknown 0 5 68
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 163 2860 24787
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Bob Anderson, Brian Taber, Harry Armistead
Weather:
southeast to variable wind directions. warm and moist in morning.
Raptor Observations:
sharpies were the only thing really moving.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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