Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2018
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 25 41
Bald Eagle 0 7 27
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 3 4
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 0 18 43
Red-tailed Hawk 1 9 27
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 2
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 3 3
Total: 3 72 159
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 09:45:00
Observation end time: 13:45:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Andrew Newcomb
Observers: Kristine Newcomb, phillip ferguson
Visitors:
A few Section Hikers and 1 thru hiker.
Dave the Van Man. Somewhat busy parkway
Weather:
Very cloudy day. Low visibility. 62�-67�F. SW winds that started slow but
picked up as the day went on. Stared to hear thunder towards the end of the
watch
Raptor Observations:
The only raptor migrator was a Red Tail at 11:56 AM (10:56)
Local Red Tail on Bedford side
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Monarchs, A lot of Vultures, Ravens, Cabbage Whites, 2 Lizards,
Goldfinches, Chimney Swifts, Dove, Hummingbirds
Predictions:
Hopefully better
========================================================================
Report submitted by Kris Newcomb ()
Harvey's Knob information may be found at:
http://bijame.googlepages.com/home
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=482
