Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 16, 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 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 3 3 3
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 3 6 6
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: David Kirk
Observers: Bill James
Weather:
Beginning of the watch winds from the NW registering at B2 but deminishing
to B1 and B0 by end of watch. Tempertures as watch began at 20C reaching
24C by mid-afternoon. Partial cloud cover becoming mostly cloudy. No
parcipitation and visibility at 21-30 Km.
Raptor Observations:
Local RT and SS practicing air combat. Most interesting.
Non-raptor Observations:
Not much moving today ... with the exception of Lepidoptera: several
Papilio glaucus, multiple Pieris rapae, spetacular Speyeria cybele, and
Epargyreus clarus.
Predictions:
Sunny skies. High 87F. Winds ESE @ 5 to 10 mph
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Report submitted by David Kirk (dakirk42@xxxxxxx)
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