Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 3 46 46
Turkey Vulture 2 2 2
Osprey 145 825 825
Bald Eagle 10 22 22
Northern Harrier 24 171 171
Sharp-shinned Hawk 129 648 648
Cooper's Hawk 35 193 193
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 24 105 105
Red-tailed Hawk 5 19 19
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 327 2256 2256
Merlin 57 179 179
Peregrine Falcon 7 30 30
Unknown 2 15 15
Swainson's Hawk 1 1 1
Total: 771 4513 4513
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Observation start time: 05:15:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 12.25 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Bob Anderson, Brian Sullivan, Margaret Odell
Visitors:
Brian Sullivan, Bill and Peaches, John and Susan, The Odells
Weather:
warm, variable light winds, fairly cloudy
Raptor Observations:
super high flight, just super high,
Swainson's Hawk was a great bird of the day!
Non-raptor Observations:
American Bittern was a great bird for the day
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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