Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2008
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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 1 12 115
Bald Eagle 0 7 65
Northern Harrier 0 2 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 119 234
Cooper's Hawk 0 14 46
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 8
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 6252
Red-tailed Hawk 0 15 55
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 16 45
Merlin 0 2 9
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 10
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 6
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 10
Total: 21 204 6879
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Bill Adams
Observers: Clark Hill, Jim Hylton, Stephanie Hill
Visitors:
jeff blalock, scott and marsha delicate, doug wigner and lots of people
just stopping by. most traffic on the parkway this year.
Weather:
gorgeous, just gorgeous. unfortunately, no wind, no clouds.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
still lots of blue jays migrating
Predictions:
unfortunately, more of the same
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Report submitted by Bill Adams (otterbill2@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob Hawk Watch information may be found at:
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