Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 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 1 10 68
Northern Harrier 0 3 23
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 223 338
Cooper's Hawk 0 32 64
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 6 13
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 6252
Red-tailed Hawk 7 93 133
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 2
American Kestrel 1 21 50
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: 18 424 7099
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Baron Gibson
Observers: Bill James, Clark Hill, Katie James, phillip ferguson
Visitors:
Ben & Diane from RU
Weather:
Clear blue with winds at a 2 from the West until the last 2 hrs when they
died down and were fro the NNW. Temps chilly early but very compfortable
throughout.
Raptor Observations:
Should have been a good day but not much flying.
BE Adult @ 12:05 DST
Non-raptor Observations:
LOTS & LOTS of Parkway goers
Predictions:
Partly to mostly cloudy with winds NW @ 15-25 & colder with highs in the
mid to upper 40's.
Hawks????????
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Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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