Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2015
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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 0 154
Bald Eagle 0 0 103
Northern Harrier 1 2 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 411
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 138
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 10
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6371
Red-tailed Hawk 8 21 152
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 1 68
Merlin 0 0 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 11
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 6
Unknown Buteo 0 0 9
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 11
Total: 9 27 7474
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Observation start time: 11:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 4.25 hours
Official Counter: Baron Gibson
Observers:
Visitors:
few parkway goers, 1 couple asking for directions to Bedford, then asked if
they were near civilization, that's a first
Weather:
100% cloud cover with a SE wind mostly a 1, sometimes a 2. Rain moved in @
13:30 for a half hour & sky opened up with clouds remaining 100%, temp
dropped from 65 to 55 after rain & rose to 58 by end of watch.
Raptor Observations:
All hawks observed on east side & before rain, 0 raptors, even vultures
were non existent after rain. NH was last raptor observed.
Non-raptor Observations:
Hairy woodpecker & white breasted nuthatch heard & observed, Red bellied wp
heard. A few stink bugs still hanging around.
Predictions:
not good for flight, hope i am wrong
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Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatche215@xxxxxxxxx)
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