Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2010
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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 3 66 75
Bald Eagle 1 32 40
Northern Harrier 0 2 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 45 47
Cooper's Hawk 1 6 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 406 758 761
Red-tailed Hawk 2 29 40
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 18 18
Merlin 0 3 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 424 968 1007
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Baron Gibson, Joyce Holt
Observers: Andy Biggs, Bill Adams, David Kirk, Dillard Childress,
John & Eunice Hudgins, Katie James, Roy Evans, Tina Gibson
Weather:
Mostly cloudy, cirrus. Winds mostly easterly, but not consistent so the
variable. No count conducted after the final hour because no hawks
appeared and it started raining and observers dispersed.
Raptor Observations:
No local vultures until after the hawks got up which did not occur until
about 10:30 DST.
Non-raptor Observations:
Many dragonflies, just a few Swifts and Monarch butterflies. RB Nuthatch,
Goldfinch, Blue Jay, RT, BV, Red-bellied WP, TV, Chimney Swift, Cuckoo (sp)
Hummingbird
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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