Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 18 171 710
Turkey Vulture 335 1769 2844
Osprey 4 47 2764
Bald Eagle 11 61 378
Northern Harrier 8 142 707
Sharp-shinned Hawk 59 877 6529
Cooper's Hawk 24 192 2234
Northern Goshawk 1 1 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 8 52 110
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 963
Red-tailed Hawk 59 358 723
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 7
American Kestrel 6 131 5451
Merlin 0 17 1520
Peregrine Falcon 1 8 715
Unknown 2 7 70
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 536 3839 25730
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Bob Anderson
Weather:
cool to cold in morning, heavy cloud cover made for a late start. clouds
broke through day as winds picked up and shifted slightly west of north.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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