Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2013
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 113
Bald Eagle 0 13 114
Northern Harrier 0 3 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 38 364
Cooper's Hawk 1 13 97
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 19
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 19900
Red-tailed Hawk 2 220 373
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 6
American Kestrel 0 0 57
Merlin 0 2 9
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 19
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 2
Unknown Buteo 0 2 8
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 3 10
Total: 3 307 21116
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers:
Visitors:
Only one drive-through questioned how many hawks we had seen. Two hikers
NB, one SB.
Counters - our reliable stalwart Carl, and then Joyce, Matt, Jen, Andy.
Weather:
Light NW winds; blue skies; great visibility; cold moderating to fairly
pleasant (could remove one layer of clothing)
Raptor Observations:
Very few. Since the winds were fairly light we did not get much of a Raven
show.
Non-raptor Observations:
Pileated WP, Downy WP, Junco, Carolina Wren.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob information may be found at:
http://bijame.googlepages.com/home
