Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 15 296 501
Turkey Vulture 52 976 1022
Osprey 9 895 2706
Bald Eagle 13 216 305
Northern Harrier 19 265 546
Sharp-shinned Hawk 286 4188 5485
Cooper's Hawk 128 1410 2007
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 9 53 55
Broad-winged Hawk 4 321 960
Red-tailed Hawk 48 269 339
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 3
American Kestrel 20 1434 5281
Merlin 7 777 1500
Peregrine Falcon 2 487 704
Unknown 0 13 63
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2
Total: 612 11604 21481
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Bob Anderson, Sam Stuart
Observers: Jethro Runco, Sam Stuart
Weather:
rain and heavy low cloud layer in morning, breaking up late morning
producing great flight conditions. Sunny partly cloudy with
North-Northeast winds! (perfecto)
Raptor Observations:
movement in every hour but realy increasing after noon. High flight.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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