Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2007
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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 0 189
Bald Eagle 0 1 69
Northern Harrier 0 3 48
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 33 790
Cooper's Hawk 0 9 139
Northern Goshawk 0 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 26
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 9633
Red-tailed Hawk 9 299 716
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 9
American Kestrel 0 1 102
Merlin 0 1 21
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 23
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 10
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 20
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 10 360 11802
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Baron Gibson
Observers: Bill James, Clark Hill, Mike Purdy, Stephanie Hill
Visitors:
The Gilberts did a drive through without stopping.
Parkway goers of course.
No hikers seen.
Ranger Kathy did not show either.
Weather:
Mostly coudy with NW winds at 2-3 all day. Temp never got above 44f.
Raptor Observations:
Not much flyiing.
Non-raptor Observations:
With the wind being NW I anticipated lots of hawks but the day did not
produce a good flight. As it was the last Hawk was seen at around 13:30
hrs. and we decided at 15:30 to give it up and go home
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Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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