Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 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 1 158
Bald Eagle 0 4 97
Northern Harrier 1 2 33
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 22 822
Cooper's Hawk 0 7 116
Northern Goshawk 0 1 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 19
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 10226
Red-tailed Hawk 1 192 369
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 1 69
Merlin 0 0 20
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 29
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 9
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 3 237 11982
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Carl Christianson
Observers: Baron Gibson, Bill James, Dave Brunstetter
Visitors:
A nice group of young hikers (and a Dillard neighbor) and many stop and
talkers. Sam W. came by Lizless (hmmmm...."Lizless in Harvey's"?). Debbie
helped out again. Day Summary: Baron left early!!! and Dave didn't get
his camera out of the car!
Weather:
Cold blue sky with mild westerly winds.
Raptor Observations:
Red tail in the tree to the west to start the day that did not improve
except for groups of vultures flying over where the red tails should have
been.
Non-raptor Observations:
Carl at the helm today in anticipation of next year. Not an omen......
Predictions:
Perhaps less ideal conditions will produce more hawks.
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Report submitted by Bill James (bijam@xxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://bijame.googlepages.com/home
