Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 3 152 699
Turkey Vulture 106 1425 2496
Osprey 1 43 2760
Bald Eagle 1 49 367
Northern Harrier 8 131 704
Sharp-shinned Hawk 82 760 6414
Cooper's Hawk 7 162 2215
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 44 102
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 963
Red-tailed Hawk 11 295 673
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 7
American Kestrel 4 121 5437
Merlin 2 14 1519
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 711
Unknown 0 5 68
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 225 3212 25139
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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:
Weather:
winds light and southerly for much of the day. Becoming strong and
southerly in the mid afternoon. Temperatures warm all day long. Heavy
morning cloud cover burning off.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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