Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 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 0 25 157
Bald Eagle 0 25 92
Northern Harrier 1 15 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 595 783
Cooper's Hawk 0 68 107
Northern Goshawk 1 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 13
Broad-winged Hawk 0 68 10226
Red-tailed Hawk 1 132 154
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 39 68
Merlin 0 12 20
Peregrine Falcon 0 16 29
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 8
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 5 1015 11695
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 2 hours
Official Counter: Bill James
Observers: Carl Christensen
Visitors:
None today.
Weather:
Totally overcast, cold day whose sky fell early. The slight wind brought
willing birds, but briefly before said fall.
Raptor Observations:
A Harrier came up on the East, windward, side and crossed over. Then Carl
and I were watching different birds - I was tracking a Sharpie who went
very high and he a larger bird he thought might be a Redtail. This bird
was close and struggling to get up. Long tail, big wings: first Goshawk of
the year.
Non-raptor Observations:
Brief day with few travelers and diminishing color.
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Report submitted by Bill James (bijam@xxxxxxx)
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