Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2009
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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 13 187
Bald Eagle 0 16 71
Northern Harrier 0 0 12
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 229 436
Cooper's Hawk 0 48 76
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 5
Broad-winged Hawk 0 50 8160
Red-tailed Hawk 0 22 81
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 28 61
Merlin 0 4 10
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 16
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 3
Unknown Buteo 0 1 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Total: 4 418 9123
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Bill Adams
Observers:
Visitors:
just a few passerbys.
Weather:
way too cold to be up here. very blustery. low clouds that got lower. then
lifted a bit. but the rain never materialized.
Raptor Observations:
who knows what was above or at a distance.
Non-raptor Observations:
a couple of ravens and vultures ventured out briefly.
Predictions:
more of the same.
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Report submitted by Bill Adams (otterbill2@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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