Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 31, 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 9 9
Bald Eagle 1 7 7
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 24 24
Cooper's Hawk 1 5 5
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 7
Red-tailed Hawk 0 14 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 4 4
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: 4 71 71
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Bill Adams
Observers: Dillard Childress, Goffs, Jim Hylton, phillip ferguson
Weather:
totally overcast with low clouds over the valley and the peaks not in
sight. very faint breeze out of the west until about 4 when it turned to
the southeast.
Raptor Observations:
mature bald eagle very low @ 1259
Non-raptor Observations:
couldn't see much but the little birds were noisy
Predictions:
who knows?? the local weather gurus called for sunny skies today.
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Report submitted by Bill Adams (otterbill2@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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