Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 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 3 23 155
Bald Eagle 0 23 90
Northern Harrier 4 13 26
Sharp-shinned Hawk 26 513 701
Cooper's Hawk 5 56 95
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 9 9
Broad-winged Hawk 0 67 10225
Red-tailed Hawk 10 83 105
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 39 68
Merlin 1 12 20
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: 51 859 11539
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Bill James
Observers: Baron Gibson, David Kirk, Dillard Childress
Visitors:
Many people on the parkway today and therefore many stopping by. Good help
from Debbie and Dave who can really see.
Weather:
A little bit hazy today at the horizon, but up was swallow blue. Cool
temps, light winds.
Raptor Observations:
Unusual at Harvey's Knob to see four harriers as well as three Ospreys
late. An appropriate punctuation for the day was a late Merlin, the only
falcon of the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
A beautiful time of the year.
Predictions:
Light WSW wind, they say.
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Report submitted by Bill James (bijam@xxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob Hawk Watch information may be found at:
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