Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 29, 2008
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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 7 7
Bald Eagle 1 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 20 20
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4 13 13
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 2 2
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: 11 54 54
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Bill Adams
Observers: Bill James, Dillard Childress, Jim Hylton, Norris Ford
Weather:
mostly overcast with many breaks in the cloud base. winds started out brisk
out of the northwest and ended with not much out of the west
Raptor Observations:
US Marine Osprey flew over the knob @ 1140 and a mature bald eagle @ 1149
Non-raptor Observations:
not much traffic and only 2 monarchs
Predictions:
more of the same
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Report submitted by Bill Adams (otterbill2@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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