Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 19, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 9 208 747
Turkey Vulture 250 2847 3922
Osprey 0 48 2765
Bald Eagle 6 75 392
Northern Harrier 3 149 714
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 927 6579
Cooper's Hawk 5 213 2255
Northern Goshawk 0 1 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 85 143
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 963
Red-tailed Hawk 22 465 830
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 7
American Kestrel 0 132 5452
Merlin 0 17 1520
Peregrine Falcon 0 8 715
Unknown 0 7 70
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 308 5188 27079
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Bob Ake, Bob Anderson
Weather:
cold in the morning but warming up quickly. calm winds eventually picking
up from East directions. Shifting between NE an SE. No clouds to speak
of.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Ash-throated Flycatcher, 7 Cave Swallows
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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