Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 30, 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 1 8 8
Bald Eagle 0 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 24 24
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 6 7 7
Red-tailed Hawk 1 14 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 3 3
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: 13 67 67
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Bill James
Observers: Bill Adams, Dillard Childress, Katie James
Visitors:
One horde of southbound wheeled saddlebaggers stopped for photos of
themselves - the cue not being "cheese", but "Show me the love!" Dillard
broke into song.
Weather:
Northwest winds of variable intensity most of the day. Warm to hot with
haze a la August throughout.
Raptor Observations:
Some BWs! All singles, most high. Wrong way Osprey. There is a photo on
the website of the Osprey yesterday that appeared between the 2 Ospreys
counted.
Non-raptor Observations:
A botanist performed a survey of the area.
Predictions:
Hope someone is going up?
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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
