Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 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 0 6 107
Northern Harrier 0 3 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 27 353
Cooper's Hawk 0 10 94
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 19
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 19900
Red-tailed Hawk 3 93 246
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 0 1 2
Unknown Buteo 0 2 8
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 3 10
Total: 3 158 20967
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Allen Austin
Observers:
Weather:
Temperature from 12c > 15c, 100% high cloud cover early becoming sunny with
lots of blue sky late. Wind from the SSW at 1 Beaufort then a sustained 3
Beaufort mid-day until end of watch.
Raptor Observations:
Few birds today ... why? ... who knows ... not I.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
WNW winds, cloudy with the possibility of showers
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Report submitted by David Kirk (dakirk42@xxxxxxx)
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