Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 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 1 2 156
Bald Eagle 2 4 107
Northern Harrier 0 2 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 10 419
Cooper's Hawk 2 3 141
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 13
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6371
Red-tailed Hawk 19 79 210
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 3 5 5
American Kestrel 0 1 68
Merlin 0 0 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 11
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 6
Unknown Buteo 0 2 11
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 2 3
Unknown Raptor 0 0 11
Total: 29 113 7560
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Matt Hosmer
Observers: Dave Brunstetter
Visitors:
Kristine brought me jackets and a blanket...I left mine behind, then she
brought the family back later...
Weather:
Beautiful day, West and or Northwest winds all day, just enough sun and
clouds. Temperature 9�C-17�C.
Raptor Observations:
BE 4th.yr 10:25
IMGEx2 13:02
IMBE 13:30
IMGE 13:42
3 Golden Eagles, 1 Bald Eagle in the same hour so awesome, hopefully Dave
and I captured some good photos we snapped enough!
Local BE headed north 14:40
Non-raptor Observations:
Vultures and Ravens most of the day.
33 Crows headed south at 09:15
2 Hikers making haste, one with K9
Little traffic.
Predictions:
Maybe rain, maybe not...don't know...
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Report submitted by Matt Hosmer ()
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