Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2013
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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 90 102
Bald Eagle 0 67 80
Northern Harrier 0 8 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 112 113
Cooper's Hawk 3 30 31
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 6
Broad-winged Hawk 5 19865 19890
Red-tailed Hawk 0 41 46
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 23 26
Merlin 0 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 5
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 6 6
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 3 4 4
Total: 17 20262 20329
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Andy Biggs, Carl Christensen
Visitors:
Janet and Tom, Matt H., Lois Rodgers
Weather:
Light variable winds. Cloud cover from 80 to 10 percentage during the
watch. Visibility improved as the day went on.
Raptor Observations:
TV, BV, Raven. No big numbers
Non-raptor Observations:
Pileated WP, Towhee, Blue Jay (approx. 50), Hummingbird (investigated
Carl's water bottle - thirsty?), Chimney Swifts (late in watch), Ovenbird
(down the trail of relief)
Red-bellied WP.
Dragonflies sp. =five
no Monarchs
Predictions:
Better?
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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