Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2011
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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 16 148
Bald Eagle 0 12 79
Northern Harrier 0 7 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 175 363
Cooper's Hawk 5 28 67
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 0 66 10224
Red-tailed Hawk 7 35 57
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 22 51
Merlin 1 10 18
Peregrine Falcon 1 13 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 7
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 39 391 11071
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Baron Gibson
Observers: Darryl Martin, Norris Ford
Visitors:
Dave Brunstetter from Roanoke, Tom Tooten & Chester Cole from Marion. Thank
you for your help spotting.
10 or so hikers.
3 woman on bicycles from Boston Mass, loaded down with gear, stopped for
lunch.
Weather:
Thin clouds covered almost the whole sky all watch (great back drop)
tolerable temps & hardly no wind.
Raptor Observations:
Falcon hat trick.
A 6 SS kettle with another not to far behind.
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarch's & Buckeyes still moving. No wind means lots of gnats & those
nasty little stink bugs.
Predictions:
Lower thicker clouds with rain starting in the late afternoon.
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Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatche215@xxxxxxxxx)
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