[va-bird] HSR: Kiptopeke State Park (30 Oct 2005) 142 Raptors
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Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 8 342 547
Turkey Vulture 32 1025 1071
Osprey 4 902 2713
Bald Eagle 3 227 316
Northern Harrier 13 282 563
Sharp-shinned Hawk 42 4325 5622
Cooper's Hawk 15 1447 2044
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 55 57
Broad-winged Hawk 0 322 961
Red-tailed Hawk 14 302 372
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 3
American Kestrel 9 1456 5303
Merlin 2 779 1502
Peregrine Falcon 0 489 706
Unknown 0 13 63
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2
Total: 142 11970 21847
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 10.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Anderson, Sam Stuart
Observers: Bob Anderson, Bryan Zvolanek
Weather:
some winds mostly out of the northwest. Cool morning. Day warmed up and
winds subsided. No cloud all day long, not even a trace.
Raptor Observations:
Very little movement. I'm unsure whether any of the counted birds were
actually "migrating" today. Todays flight was more like a restless
wandering without direction.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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