Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2008
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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 1 6 109
Bald Eagle 0 5 63
Northern Harrier 0 1 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 44 159
Cooper's Hawk 0 8 40
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 7
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 6252
Red-tailed Hawk 1 9 49
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 4 12 41
Merlin 0 2 9
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 9
Unknown Accipiter 1 2 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 7
Total: 9 96 6771
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Mike Purdy
Observers: David Kirk, Dillard Childress
Visitors:
Dillard Childress, one of our regulars, was hiking the AT and stopped to
help spot hawks and talk about his past encounters with bears.
Way too many motorcycles on the parkway, as usual.
Weather:
Light breeze out of the NW, high, thin cloud cover diminishing
mid-afternoon. Good visibility over the valleys. Temps. low 60s.
Raptor Observations:
Few migrating raptors - the birds we observed were out to the west of the
ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
A few migrating Blue Jays passed the overlook. Also a few Chimney Swifts
seen. An Eastern Phoebe hung around the parking lot and a Red-bellied
Woodpecker flew by.
Predictions:
A few more Kestrels and Sharpies.
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Report submitted by Mike Purdy (MikeLPurdy@xxxxxxx)
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