Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 21 67 67
Turkey Vulture 2 9 9
Osprey 155 975 975
Bald Eagle 7 29 29
Northern Harrier 27 198 198
Sharp-shinned Hawk 98 746 746
Cooper's Hawk 54 247 247
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 154 259 259
Red-tailed Hawk 8 27 27
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 195 2451 2451
Merlin 55 234 234
Peregrine Falcon 11 41 41
Unknown 11 26 26
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 798 5311 5311
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Observation start time: 05:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 12.5 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Josh Nemeth
Weather:
clear, variable wind really, although generally there was very little.
Foggy in the morning
Raptor Observations:
super high flight, just remarkable
Non-raptor Observations:
Josh Nemeth, Jethro Runco, Arial White
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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