Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 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 2 3 48
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 17 774
Cooper's Hawk 1 5 135
Northern Goshawk 0 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 22
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 9633
Red-tailed Hawk 51 101 517
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 7
American Kestrel 0 0 101
Merlin 1 1 21
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 23
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 10
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 20
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 62 134 11574
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Tad Finnell
Observers: Baron Gibson, Bill Adams, Bill James, Clark Hill,
Dillard Childress, Mike Purdy, Stephanie Hill
Visitors:
Andy Smith, from Maryland, back again but unfortunately able to see
nothing but our residents. Gilberts stopped by. Afternoon watchers composed
of hardcores Clark & Steph Hill, Bill James, Baron Gibson, Mike Purdy,
Dillard, and Bill Adams, newly returned from skunk-aping. Few Parkway-goers
got out of their cars today.
Weather:
Winds very strong out of the NW, remaining strong all day, with temps in
the 5-12C degree range making it nippy but bearable most of the day while
the sun was out. Not a cloud in the sky all day.
Raptor Observations:
Very unusual day. Even with birds in the pipeline and fantastic weather
conditions, the first bird was not sighted until noon, and then, as we were
winding down before 5:00, the birds kept coming and kept us there another
hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
Very few passerines noted except for the large flock of Juncos evident
all day at the overlook.
Predictions:
More good winds hopefully. Creeping toward our all time record!
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Report submitted by Tad Finnell (tadcipiter@xxxxxxxxxx)
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