Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 342 547
Turkey Vulture 0 1025 1071
Osprey 4 906 2717
Bald Eagle 2 229 318
Northern Harrier 10 292 573
Sharp-shinned Hawk 32 4357 5654
Cooper's Hawk 9 1456 2053
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 56 58
Broad-winged Hawk 0 322 961
Red-tailed Hawk 6 308 378
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 3
American Kestrel 13 1469 5316
Merlin 3 782 1505
Peregrine Falcon 0 489 706
Unknown 0 13 63
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2
Total: 80 12050 21927
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers:
Weather:
warm and clear very little wind from the southwest moving slightly to the
south or southeast.
Raptor Observations:
not a real movement today. Lots of hunting birds around the platform.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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