Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2013
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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 0
Osprey 0 0 113
Bald Eagle 1 1 102
Northern Harrier 0 0 17
Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 13 339
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 84
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 3 14
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 19900
Red-tailed Hawk 10 10 163
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 2 5
American Kestrel 0 0 57
Merlin 0 0 7
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 18
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 7
Total: 29 29 20838
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Observation start time: 11:15:00
Observation end time: 16:45:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Baron Gibson
Observers: David Kirk, Katherine Walker
Visitors:
Laura Beltran
decent amount of Parkway goers, some stopping & inquiring what we were
doing.
Weather:
Mixture of clouds & Sun with clouds diminishing throughout the day to 10%.
Winds had a westerly component all watch, sometimes SSW, WNW, NW. Temps
were very tolerable averaging in the mid to upper 60's
Raptor Observations:
Mostly RT's & SS's with a few other hawk mixed in.
AEGE 14:28 & 14:32
BE with white head & tail with a smattering of white on the chest area @
14:46
The Eagles were high up (thank goodness for the scope) along with some of
the other hawks with a few close for good viewing.
Non-raptor Observations:
150+ Cedar Waxwings
Several groups of vultures 10-15 in each group, kettling & streaming on the
west side. Although we do not count vultures, I feel fairly certain these
were migrating.
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Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatche215@xxxxxxxxx)
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