Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 4 4 13
Bald Eagle 1 1 8
Northern Harrier 0 0 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 25
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 5
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 4
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 6 6 77
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Mike Purdy
Observers: Clark Hill, Dillard Childress, Jim Hylton, Stephanie Hill
Weather:
Overcast, light breeze out of the East.
Raptor Observations:
Coop and 2 Sharpies flying north, locals? One local RT.
Non-raptor Observations:
Labor Day Holiday, very noisy on the parkway due to large numbers of
motorcycles.
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Report submitted by Mike Purdy (MikeLPurdy@xxxxxxx)
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