Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 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 0 16 119
Bald Eagle 1 11 69
Northern Harrier 0 3 23
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 232 347
Cooper's Hawk 0 36 68
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 14
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 6252
Red-tailed Hawk 8 111 151
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 3
American Kestrel 0 21 50
Merlin 0 3 10
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 10
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 7
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 10
Total: 11 459 7134
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Baron Gibson, David Kirk, Katie James, Liz Williams
Visitors:
No motorcycles or bicyclists and just a few RV folks. Very light
otherwise.
Weather:
Beautiful day, but winds were light and clouds were nil or nearly so.
Autumn colors are muted but more widespread than last week.
Raptor Observations:
Low numbers.
Non-raptor Observations:
Not many passerines. We finally had a small flock of Pine Siskins land
nearby but not much activity otherwise. I believe we had a SS land just
below the lookout and it kept things quiet for a good part of the watch.
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob Hawk Watch information may be found at:
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