Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2011
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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 12 144
Bald Eagle 1 10 77
Northern Harrier 1 6 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 71 259
Cooper's Hawk 1 15 54
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 4 60 10218
Red-tailed Hawk 3 18 40
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 17 46
Merlin 0 4 12
Peregrine Falcon 1 12 25
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 3 3 7
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 31 232 10912
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Bill James
Observers: Baron Gibson, Carl Christensen, David Kirk, Holts
Visitors:
David and Joyce Holt stopped by to share some of the misery of a slow day.
Motorcycle gang for the IBE. Increasing traffic as preparations begin for
leafing.
Weather:
Temperature 13-21, wind negligible but consistently East, hazy on the
horizon, increasing and then waning clouds.
Raptor Observations:
Tangled up in blue, and, when visible, very high.
IBE @3:27. Late Peregrine was the only falcon of the day (seen).
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of Blue Jays in small groups. Many, many Buckeye butterflies, clearly
migrating.
Predictions:
More of the same, alas.
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Report submitted by Bill James (bijam@xxxxxxx)
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