Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 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 0 189
Bald Eagle 0 0 68
Northern Harrier 0 3 48
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 28 785
Cooper's Hawk 2 9 139
Northern Goshawk 0 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 26
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 9633
Red-tailed Hawk 81 240 657
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 8
American Kestrel 0 0 101
Merlin 0 1 21
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 86 293 11735
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Baron Gibson
Observers: David Holt, Mike Purdy, Tad Finnell
Visitors:
Matt Hafner from Blacksburg/Maryland gave us a hand in spotting today.
Sorry, np GE or NOGO for ya.
Rexanne Bruno from the lynchburg Bird Club came up for a while.
Dr. Ho;t showed up for a little while. Said he has a tradition dating back
to
1982(?) in that he votes then comes to the knob. It was good to see you.
Weather:
COLD,,,WINDY,,,Temp was steady at 41f all day with winds 20-25mph with gust
at 30-40 NW all day.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Small group of Siskins & gold finches flying, along with a Purple finch and
a Robin. Lot's of Junco's again.
Predictions:
same but less wind
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Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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