Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 23 153 153
Turkey Vulture 0 30 30
Osprey 31 1566 1566
Bald Eagle 3 51 51
Northern Harrier 2 249 249
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 954 954
Cooper's Hawk 0 420 420
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 4 593 593
Red-tailed Hawk 1 41 41
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 9 3171 3171
Merlin 11 618 618
Peregrine Falcon 8 160 160
Unknown 0 40 40
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 103 8050 8050
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Sam Stuart
Observers: Gary Casey, Harry Armistead
Weather:
humid mostly cloudy, hot south winds all day long if any
Raptor Observations:
very slow
Non-raptor Observations:
not much of anything moving today
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Report submitted by Zachary N. Smith (zsgavilan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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