Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2010
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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 5 30 39
Bald Eagle 1 13 21
Northern Harrier 0 1 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 9 11
Cooper's Hawk 1 3 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 17 39 42
Red-tailed Hawk 5 18 29
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 8 8
Merlin 0 0 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 2
Unknown Accipiter 2 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 37 124 162
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Andy Biggs, Dillard Childress, Katie James,
phillip ferguson
Weather:
Beautiful! Sunny, good breeze from proper direction. Very, very low
population of gnats.
Raptor Observations:
Black Vultures seemed to dominate but didn't appear to be migrants.
Non-raptor Observations:
BV, TV, Blue Jay, Raven, Goldfinch, Cedar Waxwing, Downy WP,
Monarch, no Swifts or dragonflies?
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob Hawk Watch information may be found at:
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