Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2013
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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 0 113
Bald Eagle 4 6 107
Northern Harrier 0 2 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 25 351
Cooper's Hawk 3 6 90
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 7 18
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 19900
Red-tailed Hawk 34 82 235
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 5
American Kestrel 0 0 57
Merlin 0 2 9
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 19
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 2
Unknown Buteo 0 2 8
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 1 3 10
Total: 51 139 20948
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Matt Hosmer
Observers: Bill & Katie James, Dave Brunstetter, Dillard Childress
Visitors:
Quite a bit of parkway traffic.
Weather:
Brisk, 8-10°c all day, wind started at about a 4 then tapered to a 2ish.
Cloudy all day.
Raptor Observations:
ABE 09:33 @Eagle Rock
2x 2nd year BE's 10:18 over the Knob.
ABE 12:35 over the Knob.
Non-raptor Observations:
200+ give or take Cedar Wax Wings
No owls, no black coyotes...
Predictions:
Chilly, maybe a Golden Eagle?
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Report submitted by Matt Hosmer ()
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