[va-bird] HSR: Kiptopeke State Park (10 Nov 2005) 296 Raptors

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Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2005
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture               13             80            627
Turkey Vulture             204            636           1707
Osprey                       6             36           2753
Bald Eagle                   2             39            357
Northern Harrier            17             71            644
Sharp-shinned Hawk          22            472           6126
Cooper's Hawk               10            113           2166
Northern Goshawk             0              0              2
Red-shouldered Hawk          2              8             66
Broad-winged Hawk            0              2            963
Red-tailed Hawk             12            107            485
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              2              5
American Kestrel             7             95           5411
Merlin                       0              7           1512
Peregrine Falcon             1              5            711
Unknown                      0              3             66
Swainson's Hawk              0              0              2

Total:                     296           1676          23603
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Observation start time: 09:15:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 6.75 hours

Official Counter: Sam Stuart

Observers:        

Weather:
storms associated with this morning's-passing front dissapeared around 9am.
 High and solid cloud layer broke up from there creating clear skies.  A
few clouds formed as the temperature dropped through the course of the
day.  Gennerally windy with some very strong gusts.

Raptor Observations:
quick and storng movement directly proceeding the storm was good but
tappered off.

Non-raptor Observations:
Cave Swallows (2), NRW Swallow (1) & Tree Swallow (many).
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)


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