Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2008
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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 16 119
Bald Eagle 1 9 67
Northern Harrier 0 3 23
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 212 327
Cooper's Hawk 7 32 64
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 12
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 6252
Red-tailed Hawk 33 80 120
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 1 20 49
Merlin 0 3 10
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 10
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 6
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 10
Total: 62 396 7071
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Baron Gibson
Observers: Bill James, David Kirk, Mike Purdy
Visitors:
Group taking pictures from the VA Dept. of Tourism.
Many parkway goers.
Weather:
Cool temps with winds averaging 15-20MPH and gust of
25-30MPH. Clouds early but none late.
Raptor Observations:
Finally a decent push of RT's and SS's.
BE IMM. @ 13:10EST
Non-raptor Observations:
DC Cormorants in groups of 90 and 40 moving through.
Several small flocks of Pine Siskins.
Predictions:
Have to say, like today, but with less wind
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Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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