Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 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 0 23 35
Bald Eagle 2 32 45
Northern Harrier 2 3 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 6 7
Cooper's Hawk 0 7 8
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 2
Broad-winged Hawk 22 58 83
Red-tailed Hawk 2 25 30
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 2 5
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 30 161 228
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Bill James
Observers: Baron Gibson, Darryl Martin, Katie James
Visitors:
Darryl spent most of the day with us. This is his self directed volunteer
work and he is irreplaceable and a major asset to the hawkwatch.
Competitive volunteer foci would perhaps lead to the termination of the
Martinsville contingent at this piece of the world.
Weather:
Socked in to start the day and slow clearing until mid-afternoon with cloud
cover ranging from 100 to 25%. Temp 19 to 25C. Visibility started at 0
and rose to only 3. Most Beaufort was 1 until about 3 o'clock then going
to 2 ranging from SSE to SE and perhaps ESE.
Raptor Observations:
Adult Eagles at 2:08 and 2:31. One stream of 10 BWs. A squirrel was
jabbering in the trees and suddenly a Redtailed hawk left the area, very
close. No Ospreys and no Accipiters.
Non-raptor Observations:
A frustrating day with slow clearing and slow migration.
Predictions:
Chance of thunder.
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Report submitted by Bill James (bijam@xxxxxxx)
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