Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 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 2 156
Bald Eagle 0 4 107
Northern Harrier 1 3 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 11 420
Cooper's Hawk 0 3 141
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 13
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6371
Red-tailed Hawk 6 85 216
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 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: 8 121 7568
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers:
Visitors:
Not many parkway travelers; a few locals who asked how many hawks we had
for the day (which was very dismal at their time of asking)
Counters - Carl C., Dale, Joyce, Bill and Katie, King, Andy
Weather:
Brisk winds throughout watch. Started out mostly cloudy with very few
clouds near the end of the watch. Pleasant temps. No bugs!
Raptor Observations:
Ravens seemed to be ever present ( I love those birds!)
TV, no BV.
Non-raptor Observations:
Not much
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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