Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2007
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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 0 189
Bald Eagle 0 2 70
Northern Harrier 0 6 51
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 39 796
Cooper's Hawk 2 12 142
Northern Goshawk 0 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 27
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 9633
Red-tailed Hawk 27 366 783
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 9
American Kestrel 0 1 102
Merlin 0 1 21
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 23
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 1 1 11
Unknown Falcon 1 1 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 20
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 32 443 11885
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Andy Biggs, Katie James, Tad Finnell
Visitors:
Not many. Drive through and hello from "The Mayor"
Weather:
Started out mostly cloudy, blustery, with snow flurries and cold
temperatures.Turned into mostly sunny with cool temps and light winds.
Raptor Observations:
A flock of Ravens passed through ( around ten) with some single birds
periodically. Not many Vulture sightings or local RT. A SS passed by
twice.
Non-raptor Observations:
Junco, TV, Downy WP, Chickadee, Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Goldfinch,
Bluebird (flock), BV, Loon sp. (4), WB Nuthatch, Red-winged Blackbird
(flocks), Robin (flocks), SS, RT, Crow, Cedar Waxwing. Possible Dunlin
flock (Tad's guess)
Predictions:
Looks good.
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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