Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 30, 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 11 11
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 2 3 3
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 3 3 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 1 1
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 2 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 1 1 1
Total: 15 28 28
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Carl Christianson, Joyce Holt
Observers: Carl Christensen, Katie James, Liz Williams
Weather:
Very hazy,with clouds above for seeing hawks. Early birds were very
high.No winds until late in the watch.
Raptor Observations:
A couple of local RT, and sporadic appearances of vultures.The highlights
of the day were the Kite, a pair of Peregrines, and the variety of species.
All observers got a good view of the Kite and agreed on the ID.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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