Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 374 779 779
Bald Eagle 11 53 53
Northern Harrier 24 99 99
Sharp-shinned Hawk 186 1100 1100
Cooper's Hawk 57 231 231
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 21 147 147
Red-tailed Hawk 7 18 18
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 132 996 996
Merlin 23 253 253
Peregrine Falcon 98 192 192
Unknown 9 29 29
Total: 942 3898 3898
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 11.5 hours
Official Counter: Scott McConnell
Observers: Deb Gingrich, Keith Gingrich, Scott McConnell,
Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
Clouds helped us detect a high flight of many species, especially ospreys.
Non-raptor Observations:
Red-headed woodpecker; flicker flight in morning, mostly southbound;
brown-headed nuthatch, y-b cuckoo, some warblers.
Predictions:
Sunny, S wind 5-14 mph.
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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