Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 15 168 168
Turkey Vulture 2 32 32
Osprey 84 1650 1650
Bald Eagle 11 62 62
Northern Harrier 16 265 265
Sharp-shinned Hawk 39 993 993
Cooper's Hawk 45 465 465
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 14 607 607
Red-tailed Hawk 7 48 48
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 228 3399 3399
Merlin 39 657 657
Peregrine Falcon 3 163 163
Unknown 7 47 47
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 510 8560 8560
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 17:45:00
Total observation time: 12.25 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Arial White, Gary Casey, Harry Armistead, Jethro Runco
Weather:
Not a lot of cloud cover. West or variable winds. Not very helpful
Raptor Observations:
Dercent West-wind flight given that west winds usually put a stopper on
things here at Kiptopeke
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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