Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 51 321 860
Turkey Vulture 209 3441 4516
Osprey 1 54 2771
Bald Eagle 5 91 408
Northern Harrier 3 165 730
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 972 6624
Cooper's Hawk 10 248 2290
Northern Goshawk 0 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 97 155
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 963
Red-tailed Hawk 37 557 922
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 7 10
American Kestrel 0 133 5453
Merlin 0 17 1520
Peregrine Falcon 2 18 725
Unknown 0 8 71
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 335 6133 28024
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Bob Anderson, Jethro Runco
Weather:
cold morning, variable winds for most of the day going to southeast in the
afternoon. Bluebird skies today.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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