Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 7 9 214
Turkey Vulture 4 8 54
Osprey 29 75 1886
Bald Eagle 17 28 117
Northern Harrier 5 9 290
Sharp-shinned Hawk 164 282 1579
Cooper's Hawk 92 131 728
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 3
Broad-winged Hawk 17 20 659
Red-tailed Hawk 5 13 83
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 2
American Kestrel 84 140 3987
Merlin 26 50 773
Peregrine Falcon 25 45 262
Unknown 1 3 53
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 476 814 10691
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 12.5 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers:
Visitors:
Harry Armistead, Bernie and Janie, Bill, Bob and Joice Ake, Hal Wierenga
and Lynn Davidson,
Weather:
starting and ending with partialy cloudy skies, mid day very clear. Winds
from the east, slightly variable with north and south gusts.
Raptor Observations:
Following fairly predictable flight lines today, a big help
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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