Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 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 7 110
Bald Eagle 1 6 64
Northern Harrier 1 2 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 59 174
Cooper's Hawk 1 9 41
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 7
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 6252
Red-tailed Hawk 4 13 53
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 2 14 43
Merlin 0 2 9
Peregrine Falcon 1 4 10
Unknown Accipiter 2 4 6
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 3 8
Total: 29 125 6800
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Bill James, Katie James
Observers: Andy Biggs, David Kirk, Joyce Holt, Katie James
Weather:
Wind 2-3 all day varying from East to SSE. Cool, not so clear.
Raptor Observations:
An adult Eagle went East to West and did not pass the migratory line. Most
birds on the East side and fairly low. Imm. BE at 1:45.
Non-raptor Observations:
AT hikers in starvation mode - 4 going to Georgia, started in Maine in late
June. The first two ate all my peanuts, drank half my water (which I bring
for hikers). One came later, fed copiously by passersby on the parkway -
they were meeting tomorrow to share a room and get food and a shower. The
fourth came later and was raving about eating in Buena Vista and having
'sweet tea' - something he had never had up North. (I have only recently
discovered sweet tea vodka made in South Carolina at the only tea
plantation in the USA.)
Predictions:
More motorcycles likely.
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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
