Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 72 277
Turkey Vulture 0 50 96
Osprey 14 594 2405
Bald Eagle 3 81 170
Northern Harrier 0 50 331
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1869 3166
Cooper's Hawk 3 515 1112
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 3
Broad-winged Hawk 0 199 838
Red-tailed Hawk 0 52 122
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 2
American Kestrel 0 672 4519
Merlin 0 242 965
Peregrine Falcon 0 377 594
Unknown 0 8 58
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 21 4782 14659
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Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 3.08 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers:
Weather:
drizzle, 100% cloud cover, cold and windy from the north northwest or
northwest.
Raptor Observations:
a few Ospreys still powered through, otherwise a few north bound Cooper's
Hawks wich usually indicates a big pile up south of us.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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