Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 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 4 72
Northern Harrier 1 9 54
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 41 798
Cooper's Hawk 0 14 144
Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 27
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 9633
Red-tailed Hawk 12 406 823
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 4 10
American Kestrel 0 1 102
Merlin 0 1 21
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 23
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 1 11
Unknown Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 20
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 15 494 11936
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Andy Biggs, Bill James
Visitors:
Mike Purdy drive-through. More vehicle traffic than I would have thought
possible for a Tuesday, but it was a pleasant day!
Weather:
Breezy, unseasonably warm, hazy - and no gnats!
Raptor Observations:
Vultures did not show until afternoon. High count of Ravens was eleven ( I
think). The Black Vultures got very high but still lingered in the area.
Not many local RT sightings.
Non-raptor Observations:
Junco, Downy WP, TV, WB Nuthatch, Chickadee, Raven, Cedar Waxwing, CH, BV,
Titmouse, Pileated WP, RT, Robin.
Probably twenty Buck Moths noted during the watch. Only one Ladybug
beetle.
Predictions:
Looks good.
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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