Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2012
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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 0 118
Bald Eagle 0 6 72
Northern Harrier 0 2 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 25 428
Cooper's Hawk 0 8 73
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 9 16
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 13087
Red-tailed Hawk 4 263 338
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 3
American Kestrel 0 1 76
Merlin 0 0 11
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 7
Unknown Buteo 0 0 10
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 11
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 4 321 14290
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers:
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Two Ospreys. Crossed over the Parkway down at the Pines Overlook. Glad
Carl was there to explain what they were. Neat planes, or whatever. Carl
explained they can take off as helicopters but when in flight the wings
extend out and they then can fly as airplanes. We saw the latter. Really
cool!
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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