Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 5 148 148
Bald Eagle 0 26 26
Northern Harrier 0 35 35
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 643 643
Cooper's Hawk 6 111 111
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 110 110
Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 4 410 410
Merlin 16 103 103
Peregrine Falcon 35 58 58
Unknown 3 3
Total: 76 1650 1650
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 11.5 hours
Official Counter: Scott McConnell
Observers: Scott McConnell
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
SW winds produced a nice, low peregrine flight.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 American white pelican
Predictions:
Partly cloudy, W wind 18-21, 40% chance of thunderstorms in afternoon.
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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