Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2011
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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 0 157
Bald Eagle 0 0 93
Northern Harrier 0 0 31
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 8 808
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 110
Northern Goshawk 0 0 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 17
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 10226
Red-tailed Hawk 18 32 209
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 68
Merlin 0 0 20
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 29
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 8
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 23 44 11789
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Andy Biggs, Katie James
Weather:
Pleasant-never reached for an extra jacket. Clouds early and cleared to
blue sky later as the winds picked up. Good visibility with minor haze
early.
Raptor Observations:
Nothing unusual. Our last hour gave us the same amount of RT as we had
observed all day.
Non-raptor Observations:
BV, TV, RT, Pileated WP (three in sight at once), Golden-crowned Kinglet,
Goldfinch
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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