Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2009
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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 14 188
Bald Eagle 0 19 74
Northern Harrier 0 4 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 301 508
Cooper's Hawk 0 65 93
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 17 21
Broad-winged Hawk 0 50 8195
Red-tailed Hawk 1 43 102
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 32 65
Merlin 0 6 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 16
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 3
Unknown Buteo 1 2 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 1 2
Total: 9 561 9301
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Andy Biggs, David Kirk, Katie James, Liz Williams
Visitors:
Many leaf peepers, a few hikers
Weather:
A noticeable lack of wind kept our count low.
Raptor Observations:
Hardly any Vulture sightings.
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jay, Junco, Goldfinch, Towhee, WB Nuthatch, Flicker, Pileated WP,
Bluebird, Raven, TV, RT, Cooper's Hawk
Predictions:
doesn't look good - rainy?
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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