Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 11 270 809
Turkey Vulture 235 3232 4307
Osprey 2 53 2770
Bald Eagle 5 86 403
Northern Harrier 5 162 727
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 960 6612
Cooper's Hawk 6 238 2280
Northern Goshawk 1 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 6 94 152
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 963
Red-tailed Hawk 28 520 885
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 5 8
American Kestrel 0 133 5453
Merlin 0 17 1520
Peregrine Falcon 2 16 723
Unknown 0 8 71
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 313 5798 27689
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Anderson, Sam Stuart
Observers: Bob Anderson
Weather:
Cold morning, 50% windless, 50% Variably blowing from Northerly directions
(25% NW, 25% NE). Cloud cover average to good, very high clouds
Raptor Observations:
Some birds just absurdly high in the morning, especially the RSHAs actually
they were the highest all day long.
Non-raptor Observations:
4 Sandhill Cranes, 1 Ash-throated Flycatcher (continuing)
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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