Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2008
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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 0 103
Bald Eagle 0 0 58
Northern Harrier 0 0 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 5 113
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 33
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 7
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6246
Red-tailed Hawk 3 3 41
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 0 29
Merlin 2 2 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 6
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 5
Total: 11 11 6672
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Bill Grant
Observers: David Kirk
Visitors:
DAVID BOLTON FROM OXFORD ENGLAND VISITED WITH US FOR A WHILE. HE COMES OVER
EVERY YEAR AND RIDES HIS BICYCLE UP AND DOWN THE PARKWAY AND STOPS AT THE
KNOB TO OVSERVE THE HAWKS. GAVE HIM OUR BROUCHURE AND THE HMANA BROUCHURE
TO TAKE BACK TO ENGLAND WITH HIM. HE IS AN AVID BIRDER.
ALSO VISITORS FROM N C, ILL, W VA, FL, AND MINN
DAVID KIRK JOINED ME FOR THE LAST TWO HOURS OF THE WATCH
Weather:
WINDS MOSTLY OUT THE WNW RANGING FROM BEAUFORT 2-4 WITH THE HEAVIEST WINDS
DURING THE LAST HOUR.
TEMPERATURE AT START OF OBSERVATION WAS 17.3C AND WENT UP TO 18.1C BY
11:00. AFTER THAT THEY STEADILY FELL TO 15.5C BY 4:00.
HUMIDITY RANGED FROM 76 % AT START TO 61% AT END OF OBSERVATION
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE STARTED OUT AT 27.12 BUT ALSO FELL STEADILIY TO
27.07.
IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS DURING THE TIME OF THE COUNT THAT A COLD FRONT WAS
MOVING THROUGH.
CLOUD COVER RANGED FROM 100% TO AS LITTLE AS 70%. THE CLOUD COVER WAS
PRETTY STRONG MOST OF THE DAY WITH THE BLUE SKY SHOWING UP FOR SHORT
PERIODS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
Raptor Observations:
ELEVEN RAPTORS WERE COUNTED FOR THE DAY.
5 SHARP-SHIN
1 COOPER'S
3 RED-TAILS
2 MERLIN
IN ADDITION TO THE 3 RED-TAILS THAT HEADED SOUTH THERE WERE ALSO 4 LOCALS
WORKING THE AREA AROUND THE SITE.
Non-raptor Observations:
138 BLUE JAYS MOVING THROUGH
Predictions:
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE COAST BY THIS EVENING - FOLLOWED BY
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN TOMORROW WITH A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY.
SHOULD PRODUCE GOOD RESULTS FOR THURSDAY.
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Report submitted by Bill Grant (clarinetman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
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