Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 14 561
Turkey Vulture 36 188 1259
Osprey 4 7 2724
Bald Eagle 2 18 336
Northern Harrier 8 30 603
Sharp-shinned Hawk 40 141 5795
Cooper's Hawk 4 35 2088
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 59
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 962
Red-tailed Hawk 1 28 406
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 3
American Kestrel 13 39 5355
Merlin 0 0 1505
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 708
Unknown 0 0 63
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 109 504 22431
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers:
Visitors:
Norfolk Montessori School
Weather:
west to south west winds. Very few clouds until late afternoon. Temp was
mild to a little bit warm.
Raptor Observations:
very low flight, birds just never went up.
Non-raptor Observations:
Good movement of Blackbirds, especially RWBL and BHCO.
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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