Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 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 0 9 67
Northern Harrier 0 3 23
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 215 330
Cooper's Hawk 0 32 64
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 12
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 6252
Red-tailed Hawk 2 86 126
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 2
American Kestrel 0 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: 3 406 7081
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Jim Hylton, Katie James
Visitors:
No thru-hikers that I could discern. Rather quiet.
Weather:
Calm for the first three hours and then light resulting in not many
sightings. Cool but not uncomfortable.
Raptor Observations:
Vultures did not appear until the winds started. Were most abundant in
mid-afternoon and appeared to head to roost about the same time I did.
Non-raptor Observations:
Tourist numbers picking up. Leaves getting prettier.
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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