Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 4 325 864
Turkey Vulture 72 3513 4588
Osprey 0 54 2771
Bald Eagle 2 93 410
Northern Harrier 1 166 731
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 983 6635
Cooper's Hawk 2 250 2292
Northern Goshawk 0 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 98 156
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 963
Red-tailed Hawk 8 565 930
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 7 10
American Kestrel 1 134 5454
Merlin 1 18 1521
Peregrine Falcon 0 18 725
Unknown 0 8 71
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 103 6236 28127
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Bob Ake, Bob Anderson, Brian Taber
Weather:
calm wind becoming stronger from the southeast. clouds building up and
breaking down all day long. Lateafternoon was thick though.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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