Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2020
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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 3 3 33
Bald Eagle 1 1 30
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 22
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 10
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 6
Broad-winged Hawk 9 9 35
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 29
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 2
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 1 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 18 18 171
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Matt Hosmer
Observers: Bob Epperson, Dave Brunstetter, Mitch Mitchell ,
Tim & Sue Coleman
Visitors:
The usual suspects.
Newcombs, Colemans., Dave B., Bob E., Mitch M., Phil F., did I get
everybody?
Weather:
67-87F, Watch started socked in, then ended up 25-50% cloud coverage and
muggy. Decent visibility and varible at best wind.
Raptor Observations:
2nd year eagle @09:22
A couple resident RT's.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 thru hiker and pup, handful of car traffic.
31 Monarchs
Predictions:
More of the same? More critters of flight?
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Report submitted by Bill James (bijame@xxxxxxxxx)
Harvey's Knob information may be found at:
http://bijame.googlepages.com/home
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