Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 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 1 158
Bald Eagle 0 3 96
Northern Harrier 0 1 32
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 14 814
Cooper's Hawk 1 4 113
Northern Goshawk 0 0 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 19
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 10226
Red-tailed Hawk 19 138 315
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
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: 23 167 11912
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end time: 16:45:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Dave Brunstetter, Katie James
Visitors:
Dave Brunstetter returned for a short while
Weather:
Another cloudless and relatively mild day.
Raptor Observations:
The vulture activity was slow. Ravens drifted through periodically.
Non-raptor Observations:
Day hikers. A group of six decked-out PT Cruisers made a pass through
twice. Vehicular traffic slow until the late part of the afternoon.
Report submitted by Joyce Holt blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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