Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 28, 2012
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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 4 7 7
Bald Eagle 2 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 2
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 8 13 13
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: David Kirk
Observers:
Weather:
95% early cloud cover. Clearing by noon then cloudy by end of watch.
Temperatures ranged from 77F to 81F with light and variable winds from W
and WNW by end of watch. No rain but very humid.
Raptor Observations:
Heard more RTs than seen. All raptors were near and over the West side of
watch.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by David Kirk (dakirk42@xxxxxxx)
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