Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2013
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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 20 32
Bald Eagle 6 18 31
Northern Harrier 0 0 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5 6
Cooper's Hawk 1 6 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 2
Broad-winged Hawk 15 26 51
Red-tailed Hawk 2 11 16
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 4
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 25 89 156
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Baron Gibson
Observers: Carl Christensen, David Kirk, Dillard Childress,
Mike Crowder
Visitors:
The Roop's, john slaughter, Phillip & several others
Weather:
Another sunny day with low humidity, very nice temps, clouds & wind. Wind
was variable at times but mostly eastward
Raptor Observations:
3 adult & 1 Imm BE & 3 BW flew over in the last 1 1/2 hrs of the watch. A
total of 6 BE today & 15 BW.
Non-raptor Observations:
Allen Austin conducted the count until 13:30 hrs then I took over for the
rest of count.
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Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatche215@xxxxxxxxx)
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