Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 9 9
Osprey 14 1061 2054
Bald Eagle 9 41 102
Northern Harrier 1 226 349
Sharp-shinned Hawk 83 4998 6318
Cooper's Hawk 43 1233 1504
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 4
Broad-winged Hawk 1 529 718
Red-tailed Hawk 3 42 61
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 34 1851 3004
Merlin 3 640 967
Peregrine Falcon 7 267 585
Unknown 48 100
Total: 198 10949 15776
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Bob Anderson, Scott McConnell
Observers: Bob Anderson, Harry Armistead, Scott McConnell,
Thuy Anderson
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
Despite bad weather to N and NW, high pressure here produced low raptor
numbers.
Non-raptor Observations:
FOY pine siskin; pileated woodpecker; swamp sparrows; yellow-billed cuckoo;
1384 southbound blue jays; 177 southbound flickers.
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Report submitted by Scott McConnell (scitchyrooroo@xxxxxxxxx)
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