Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2010
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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 7 16
Bald Eagle 0 5 13
Northern Harrier 0 1 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 4 6
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 4 6 9
Red-tailed Hawk 3 8 19
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 3 3
Merlin 0 0 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1
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: 9 35 73
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Barry Kinzie
Observers: Baron Gibson, Dillard Childress, Hudgins, John Pancake,
John Slaughter, steve goff
Visitors:
The Weffels
Many Parkway goers in & out of the watch site today.
Weather:
Bright Blue skies, cool temps in the morning gave way to warm temps later
in the watch, winds NW or WNW @ a 1-2 all watch.
Raptor Observations:
Not much to see today!!!!
Non-raptor Observations:
Some little birds & butterflies moving through.
Predictions:
Same as today????
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Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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