Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 29 96 96
Turkey Vulture 15 24 24
Osprey 133 1151 1151
Bald Eagle 3 32 32
Northern Harrier 16 214 214
Sharp-shinned Hawk 56 810 810
Cooper's Hawk 58 305 305
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 161 420 420
Red-tailed Hawk 4 31 31
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 303 2793 2793
Merlin 62 319 319
Peregrine Falcon 20 64 64
Unknown 9 35 35
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 871 6298 6298
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 12.5 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Bob Anderson, Josh Nemeth
Visitors:
Bill, Gary Cassey, Josh Nemeth, Robert Anderson,
Weather:
partly cloudy, winds coming from north or east most of day. west winds
ended flight in the afternoon
Raptor Observations:
Very high flight
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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