Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 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 0 13 116
Bald Eagle 0 7 65
Northern Harrier 0 2 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk 35 175 290
Cooper's Hawk 1 21 53
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 8
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 6252
Red-tailed Hawk 2 22 62
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 2 18 47
Merlin 1 3 10
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: 41 278 6953
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:45:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Bill James, Katie James
Observers: Bill James, Tina Kemper
Visitors:
"Statesman", northbound section hiker, spent a good while chatting and
re-watering. Visitor from Massachusetts helped a while.
Weather:
Good norwesterly winds all day with increasing haze and clouds throughout
the mostly warm day. Cold front approaching perhaps bringing Fall.
Raptor Observations:
Not much variety and not as many as the computer program (husband)
predicted. Larger birds missed opportunity to go South perhaps fearful of
being smacked by a shooting starshin.
Non-raptor Observations:
Not too much traffic on the parkway. Raven came by late in the day looking
for Joyce. So did Tina.
Predictions:
Some rain perhaps with the front, but I saw Light and Variable winds for
tomorrow........
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Report submitted by Bill James (bijam@xxxxxxx)
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