Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2011
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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 20 152
Bald Eagle 1 21 88
Northern Harrier 0 9 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 450 638
Cooper's Hawk 1 43 82
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 0 67 10225
Red-tailed Hawk 3 70 92
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 37 66
Merlin 0 11 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 15 28
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 8
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 28 754 11434
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Katie James
Visitors:
Many leaf peepers, a few hikers and bikers.
Weather:
Cool and breezy. Mostly cloudy with some breaks (but not usually on the
hour, so the cloud cover percentage does not indicate that)
Raptor Observations:
A few Ravens and vultures; one local RT
ABE at 14:45 est
Non-raptor Observations:
Very few monarch butterflies. No gnats or stinkbugs. Several swallows -
species not identified, but not Barn Swallows (no forked tail). Very quiet
passerine-wise except for a few Blue Jays. I think I flushed a few Junco
on the drive home but not really certain.
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob Hawk Watch information may be found at:
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