Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 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 65 213 213
Bald Eagle 3 29 29
Northern Harrier 8 43 43
Sharp-shinned Hawk 164 807 807
Cooper's Hawk 26 137 137
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 2 112 112
Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 156 566 566
Merlin 10 113 113
Peregrine Falcon 13 71 71
Unknown 5 8 8
Total: 452 2102 2102
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Scott McConnell
Observers: Deb Gingrich, Jethro Runco, Keith Gingrich, Scott McConnell
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
Nice flight of mostly ospreys, sharpies and kestrels.
Non-raptor Observations:
Pileated woodpecker; 2 cape may, 2 black-thr. green, black-thr. blue
warblers; bobolink flocks. Actively migrating: 3 rubythr. hummers, 10
great blue herons.
Predictions:
Sunny, N wind 8-13.
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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