[va-bird] HSR: Kiptopeke State Park (24 Oct 2005) 384 Raptors
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Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 211 416
Turkey Vulture 91 620 666
Osprey 7 857 2668
Bald Eagle 2 178 267
Northern Harrier 14 223 504
Sharp-shinned Hawk 180 3575 4872
Cooper's Hawk 41 1156 1753
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 9
Broad-winged Hawk 0 310 949
Red-tailed Hawk 5 163 233
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 3
American Kestrel 18 1323 5170
Merlin 24 759 1482
Peregrine Falcon 1 478 695
Unknown 0 13 63
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2
Total: 384 9877 19754
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers:
Weather:
strong eastsoutheast winds today. Solid cloud layer cool temp. Rain
begining lightly at 10am with increasing intensity.
Raptor Observations:
count stopped because of rain. Very good flight before rain on those east
winds. Lots of Sharpies.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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