Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 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 3 93 105
Bald Eagle 2 69 82
Northern Harrier 0 8 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 116 117
Cooper's Hawk 0 30 31
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 6
Broad-winged Hawk 6 19871 19896
Red-tailed Hawk 0 41 46
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 23 26
Merlin 1 4 4
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 0 4 4
Total: 16 20278 20345
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Baron Gibson
Observers: Roger Baroody, Ron & Marlene Garten
Visitors:
Parkway goers stopping & asking what we were doing.
Weather:
mix of sun & clouds, temps from 16-19c, winds westerly on the knob turning
easterly last 2 hrs but the upper level winds due to cloud movement were
coming from every direction.
Raptor Observations:
What hawks we saw were either on the east side or over the top & wayyyy
high.
AEBE @ 13:42
BEIMM @ 14:40
Non-raptor Observations:
99 Blue jays, several monarch's, no DG's & a blue jay imitating a sharpie &
RT.
Count was stopped early do to counter having a previous commitment
(readying camper for the migration to Kiptopeke for a week,,,:-) )
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Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatche215@xxxxxxxxx)
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