Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 72 277
Turkey Vulture 15 65 111
Osprey 18 612 2423
Bald Eagle 6 87 176
Northern Harrier 2 52 333
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 1876 3173
Cooper's Hawk 11 526 1123
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 18 690 4537
Merlin 37 279 1002
Peregrine Falcon 9 386 603
Unknown 0 8 58
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 123 4905 14782
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Bob Anderson, Jamie Cameron, Sue Cameron
Weather:
crappy morning getting much better after 2pm
Raptor Observations:
1st blue jack of the season
Non-raptor Observations:
Brain Z. had 2 Clay-colored Sparrows off the platform
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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