Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 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 0 32 45
Northern Harrier 1 4 9
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 9 67 92
Red-tailed Hawk 2 27 32
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 5
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 12 173 240
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Carl Christensen
Observers: Baron Gibson, Mike Crowder
Visitors:
Karl Newton, Stafford Query and Carl Jennings
Weather:
NW winds at a constant 1-2 until 4 p.m. then changed to NE at a 2. Lots of
haze on both sides all day. Temperatures ranged from 22-28C. Cloud cover
ranged from 25-75 throughout the day.
Raptor Observations:
NH at 10:20 was the first bird of the day. BWs came through high on the
east side late in the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Hot and humid with possible showers. Bugs a good possibility.
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Report submitted by Carl Christianson ()
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