[va-bird] HSR: Kiptopeke State Park (16 Nov 2005) 91 Raptors

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Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2005
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                1            153            700
Turkey Vulture               9           1434           2505
Osprey                       0             43           2760
Bald Eagle                   1             50            368
Northern Harrier             3            134            707
Sharp-shinned Hawk          58            818           6472
Cooper's Hawk                6            168           2221
Northern Goshawk             0              0              2
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             44            102
Broad-winged Hawk            0              2            963
Red-tailed Hawk              4            299            677
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              4              7
American Kestrel             4            125           5441
Merlin                       3             17           1522
Peregrine Falcon             2              7            713
Unknown                      0              5             68
Swainson's Hawk              0              0              2

Total:                      91           3303          25230
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Observation start time: 06:15:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 7.75 hours

Official Counter: Sam Stuart

Observers:        

Weather:
warm temp, beginging clear and becoming cloudy and increasingly windy. 
winds from south or south southeast.

Raptor Observations:
not much going on, a few accipiters and harriers really moving.  the rest
seemed to be heading south

Non-raptor Observations:
one Frigatebird seen to our south and backlit.  not able to refind so we'll
have to leave it as a Frigatebird sp. 
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)


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