Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 22, 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 4 4
Bald Eagle 1 5 5
Northern Harrier 1 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 18 18
Cooper's Hawk 1 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4 8 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 10 41 41
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Bill Adams
Observers: Bill James, Dillard Childress, Jim Hylton, steve goff
Visitors:
not much traffic on the parkway
Weather:
warm but not very humid for most of the day. very little cloud cover to
start with but increasing after 1330.
Raptor Observations:
mature bald eagle @ 1326 first broadwing @ 1240 red shoulder heading north
@ 1018
Non-raptor Observations:
air force one (?) @ 1130
Predictions:
warmer, more of the high blue skies
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Report submitted by Bill Adams (otterbill2@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob Hawk Watch information may be found at:
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