Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 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 4 22 31
Bald Eagle 3 12 19
Northern Harrier 0 5 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 11 35
Cooper's Hawk 0 5 10
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 6 40 47
Red-tailed Hawk 2 14 28
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 7 11
Merlin 1 4 4
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 0 2 2
Total: 19 125 196
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Baron Gibson
Observers: Dillard Childress, Goffs, Jim Hylton, Roger Reynolds
Visitors:
Thanks to Alan & Robin Austin for bringing the grill and fixing some dogs.
Patti Goff brought the beans. If nothin else, we eat good at da Knob.
Several hikers stopped and water was given as there is not much on the
trail to be had.
Lots of parkway goers.
Weather:
Clear blue turning to partly cloudy by mid day.
Westerly breeze all day.
Raptor Observations:
10:30 Adult BE
11:07 Adult BE
14:37 Adult BE
Not much activity today but it could have been worse
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Clear blue skies. Warm, buggy & not much wind
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Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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