Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2012
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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 0 118
Bald Eagle 1 3 69
Northern Harrier 0 2 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 15 418
Cooper's Hawk 0 3 68
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 12
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 13087
Red-tailed Hawk 5 132 207
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 1 76
Merlin 0 0 11
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 7
Unknown Buteo 0 0 10
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 11
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 8 166 14135
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Carl Christensen
Observers: Liz Williams
Visitors:
None today. Traffic very light on the Parkway.
Weather:
Cloud cover was 100% with 0 wind throughout the watch. Visibility was a
steady 2 with temperature from 2C>6C falling back to 4C by the end of the
day.
Raptor Observations:
Adult BE at 1:30. Highlight of the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Looks like more of the same for Wednesday.
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Report submitted by Carl Christianson ()
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