Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 39 67 614
Turkey Vulture 171 390 1461
Osprey 6 24 2741
Bald Eagle 13 32 350
Northern Harrier 9 48 621
Sharp-shinned Hawk 81 382 6036
Cooper's Hawk 38 98 2151
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 5 63
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 962
Red-tailed Hawk 52 87 465
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 2 5
American Kestrel 5 72 5388
Merlin 1 7 1512
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 709
Unknown 0 3 66
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 421 1221 23148
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers:
Weather:
winds light and variable most of day but primarily from the North (when
blowing). Temp was mild to warm. Cloud layers were good high contrails.
Raptor Observations:
Birds generally low but getting up high for a few hours
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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