Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 3 18 27
Bald Eagle 2 9 16
Northern Harrier 1 5 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 10 34
Cooper's Hawk 2 5 10
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 4 34 41
Red-tailed Hawk 3 12 26
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 3 6 10
Merlin 3 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 2 2
Total: 26 106 177
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Observation start time: 12:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Bill Adams
Observers: Clark Hill, Goffs, Jim Hylton, Stephanie Hill
Visitors:
officer kathy, spotted a falcon for us
Weather:
ts hanna flew thru and by noon things were clearing. the clouds were high
and the wind was very gusty out of the north. by 1430 the edge of the storm
passed overhead and the winds swung around to the west and the temps
started rising.
Raptor Observations:
mature bald eagles @ 1325 and @ 1341 below the horizon on the west side
Non-raptor Observations:
an occasional hummingbird and several monarchs
Predictions:
hazy hot and humid, temps in the 90's making up for august
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Report submitted by Bill Adams (otterbill2@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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