Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 28, 2011
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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 2 4 4
Bald Eagle 1 8 8
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 8 8
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 11 21 21
Red-tailed Hawk 1 2 2
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 2 2
Total: 19 50 50
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Barry Kinzie
Observers: Bill Adams, Bill James, David Kirk, Dillard Childress,
Goffs
Visitors:
Lots of old friends by to see what was moving and if we still were.
Weather:
Strong winds from the Northwest as Irene went up the coast leaving us also
with warm temperatures and occasional white clouds.
Raptor Observations:
Immature BE at 10:10. BW's in singles up and/or out. Some people feel
they have to see an Osprey to know they are still alive. We were all alive
today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of Parkway riders - most for this early part of the hawk year. 15
Cedar Waxwings, 1 Baltimore Oriole.
Predictions:
Not as much wind or people, but something always happens on the knob.
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Report submitted by Bill James (bijam@xxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://bijame.googlepages.com/home
