Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 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 9
Osprey 0 32 2190
Bald Eagle 1 29 172
Northern Harrier 0 141 655
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 714 7639
Cooper's Hawk 0 170 1871
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 9 15
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 730
Red-tailed Hawk 0 149 227
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 6
American Kestrel 0 52 3275
Merlin 0 11 1280
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 651
Unknown 4 115
Total: 1 1325 18835
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Scott McConnell
Observers: Scott McConnell
Visitors:
Peaches and Bill Ray; thanks to the million or so really nice people who
stopped up to visit on the platform this fall.
Weather:
Sunny, 75, light S wind
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Pileated woodp.; B-h nuthatches; gannets; Forster's terns; monarch;
buckeyes; clouded, orange and cloudless sulphurs. There have been some
light goldfinch flights the past week; this morning counted 281 southbound
between 8 & 11. At ferry: red-necked grebe, and ad. Cooper's hawk on
concrete ships.
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Report submitted by Scott McConnell (scitchyrooroo@xxxxxxxxx)
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