Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2007
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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 0 188
Bald Eagle 0 0 68
Northern Harrier 1 1 46
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 12 769
Cooper's Hawk 2 4 134
Northern Goshawk 1 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 21
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 9633
Red-tailed Hawk 13 50 466
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 7
American Kestrel 0 0 101
Merlin 0 0 20
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 22
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 10
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 20
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 20 72 11512
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Jim Hylton, Katie James
Visitors:
Margaret and Andy from Baltimore at Cromwell Valley hawkwatch. And Mr. &
Mrs. Gilbert and a drive-though and howdy from Horace Hood's buddy from the
newspaper.
Weather:
No clouds, cool to start but two layers were adequate later. Winds were
light most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Great look at immature GE and Goshawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jay, Junco, Downy WP, Pileated WP, Goldfinch, Purple Finch (3M),
Chickadee, Titmouse, WB Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, RC Kinglet, Bluebird, TV,
BV, RT, CH, SS, Raven,, Cedar Waxwing, Red-winged Blackbird
Predictions:
Hey-please don't have Billy tell you it will be a good day!
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob Hawk Watch information may be found at:
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