Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 10 205 205
Turkey Vulture 3 46 46
Osprey 88 1811 1811
Bald Eagle 14 89 89
Northern Harrier 9 281 281
Sharp-shinned Hawk 186 1297 1297
Cooper's Hawk 87 597 597
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 15 639 639
Red-tailed Hawk 15 70 70
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 174 3847 3847
Merlin 28 723 723
Peregrine Falcon 12 217 217
Unknown 2 50 50
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 643 9877 9877
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 12.25 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Harry Armistead, Keith Gingrich,
Lynn Davidson
Visitors:
Observers:
Bernie Saft, Harry Armistead, Keith and Deb Gingrich, Hal Wierenga and
Lynn Davidson, Gary Casey.
Visitors:
A whole bunch of them! Great to see people out and spotting and enjoying
hawks.
Weather:
gusty winds from the east, mostly from northeast but sometimes from south
east. Mostly cloudy in morning, not so in midday to sunset.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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