Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2010
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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 3 100 109
Bald Eagle 1 44 52
Northern Harrier 1 8 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 134 136
Cooper's Hawk 0 28 29
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 569 13398 13401
Red-tailed Hawk 1 38 49
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 34 34
Merlin 0 7 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 7 9
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 581 13806 13845
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers:
Visitors:
Observers - Barry and Teresa Kinzie,John and Eunice Hudgins,Katie James,
Norris Ford, Andy Biggs, Tina and Baron Gibson, Ray Overstreet and Buck,
HAD from Hendersonville, NC,Joann (?) Bill James and sorry if I missed
anyone
Weather:
Winds eluded us, either non-existent or very light and not from any one
direction. Clouds weren't much help either. Hence many stinkbugs and gnats.
Raptor Observations:
BV seemed to dominate. The only two Ravens showed up near the end of the
watch. Ditto one local RT. Not one falcon today (refer back to light
winds)
3rd year BE 16:06 EST near on the east side and disappeared somewhere
while we were looking at other reptors
Non-raptor Observations:
Katie and Joyce observed two military fighter jets near Black Horse Gap
quite close to the top of the ridge. Passerines were few and far between.
I was lax in recording. 200 Monarch butterflies at least.
Predictions:
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob Hawk Watch information may be found at:
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