Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2013
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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 0 113
Bald Eagle 0 20 121
Northern Harrier 0 3 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 43 372
Cooper's Hawk 0 14 98
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 9 20
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 19900
Red-tailed Hawk 0 278 444
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 7
American Kestrel 0 0 57
Merlin 0 2 9
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 19
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 2
Unknown Buteo 0 2 8
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 3 10
Total: 1 380 21205
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Carl Christensen, Joyce Holt
Observers: Andy Biggs, Bill & Katie James, Jennifer Kelley,
Matt Hosmer
Visitors:
Not many parkway motorists, no AT hikers
Weather:
100 percent cloud cover; mostly calm winds with an occasional category 1
coming from the NE. Temps going from 1 to 8 degrees C during the count.
Raptor Observations:
No vultures. Ravens appeared late in the watch.
Two perched RT at Rt. 460 and parkway entrance in AM
Non-raptor Observations:
Pileated, Red-bellied, Hairy and Downy WP; Junco; Carolina Wren, Goldfinch
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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