Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2007
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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 0 189
Bald Eagle 1 1 69
Northern Harrier 0 3 48
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 30 787
Cooper's Hawk 0 9 139
Northern Goshawk 0 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 26
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 9633
Red-tailed Hawk 29 269 686
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 3 9
American Kestrel 1 1 102
Merlin 0 1 21
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 23
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 10
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 20
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 34 327 11769
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Bill Grant
Observers: Bill James, Jim Hylton
Visitors:
Too cold for people to roll down their windows. Curiosity is
climate-dependent.
Weather:
Great NW winds all day long. Cold and clear. Car-hawking day.
Raptor Observations:
Still looking for Rockfish's Sunday RTs. Had a Adult Bald Eagle going the
wrong way who, after being harassed by two Ravens, decided to sit in a tree
down the ridge. Took off after further annoyance to the South. Appeared
to have either a leg tag or some kind of leg tangle. Will look at the
photos and put on the web site, if revealing. Later, an Adult Golden went
through non-stop and steady.
Non-raptor Observations:
Little traffic. Ranger Kathy stopped by with a Blue Ridge Hawk brochure
listing us!
Predictions:
SE winds. Less than ideal so maybe the RFRTs will fly.
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Report submitted by Bill James (bijam@xxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://bijame.googlepages.com/home
