[va-bird] HSR: Kiptopeke State Park (14 Sep 2005) 156 Raptors

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Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2005
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             19             19
Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       9            521            521
Bald Eagle                   0             10             10
Northern Harrier             7            118            118
Sharp-shinned Hawk          34            406            406
Cooper's Hawk                2            111            111
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0
Broad-winged Hawk            0             72             72
Red-tailed Hawk              0             14             14
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1              1
American Kestrel           102           1353           1353
Merlin                       1             96             96
Peregrine Falcon             1             18             18
Unknown                      0             12             12

Total:                     156           2751           2751
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Observation start time: 05:00:00 
Observation end   time: 11:30:00 
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter: Sam Stuart

Observers:        

Visitors:
Duane Schilling, Bill and Peaches


Weather:
Windy, pre-hurricane gusts, very strange cloud cover

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
The State Park where our count is conducted closed for Hurricane Ophelia
forcing us to end the watch at noon.  Very dissapointing.
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)


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