[va-bird] HSR: Kiptopeke State Park (31 Oct 2006) 229 Raptors

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  • Date: 31 Oct 2006 17:10:12 -0400


Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 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              9              9
Osprey                       2           1153           2146
Bald Eagle                   2             82            143
Northern Harrier            31            384            507
Sharp-shinned Hawk         137           5592           6912
Cooper's Hawk               31           1427           1698
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              5              6
Broad-winged Hawk            0            538            727
Red-tailed Hawk              1             59             78
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              3              3
American Kestrel            23           2060           3213
Merlin                       2            765           1092
Peregrine Falcon             0            322            640
Unknown                                    59            111

Total:                     229          12458          17285
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Observation start time: 06:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:30:00 
Total observation time: 9.5 hours

Official Counter: Scott McConnell

Observers:        Scott McConnell

Visitors:
Jan (New York woman whooping crane spotter pioneer) and Gil Randell, a few
others. 


Weather:
Warm, light southerly wind. 

Raptor Observations:
Some movement until 1:00, when flight fizzled. May have been a crossing day
on southerly winds. Most raptors seen yesterday and today have had full
crops. Had a whitebelly bald eagle today carrying a fish being pestered by
a hatch year bald. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Splendid passerine flight in morning: rough-counted over 37,000 robins,
probably slightly lesser number of red-winged blackbirds, 338 cedar
waxwings, some large grackle flocks, and some jays, flickers, pipits,
meadowlarks and bluebirds.  R-b and br-hd. nuthatches; r-c kinglet; purple
finch; twice heard loons calling; pine siskin; heard a marbled godwit
calling from near the bay. FOY tundra swans last evening after sunset. 

Predictions:
Partly cloudy, 72, W wind 7-10. 
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Report submitted by Scott McConnell (scitchyrooroo@xxxxxxxxx)


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