Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2018
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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 13 138
Bald Eagle 2 14 95
Northern Harrier 0 4 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 100 177
Cooper's Hawk 5 24 51
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 8
Broad-winged Hawk 0 658 9276
Red-tailed Hawk 9 29 76
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 1 29 88
Merlin 0 7 11
Peregrine Falcon 1 8 19
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 2 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 5 9
Mississippi Kite 0 0 2
Total: 47 898 9978
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Mitch Mitchell
Observers: Dan DeHart, Darryl Martin, David Kirk, Randy Doss
Visitors:
Eileen Rowan (possibly related to Dan from Laugh-In?) chatted with us for a
while. James Williams who is a regular at both the Pilot Mountain and
Mahogany Rock, NC count sites spent most of the day with us. James seemed
a bit shy and we virtually had to pry words from his mouth! It was James'
birthday today and all he wanted was to see his favorite bird, an osprey.
Having missed the first two that we counted his birthday wish came true
just minutes before he departed.
Weather:
From sitting in the shade in shorts and t-shirts last Friday to jackets,gloves and wishing we had opted for long johns underneath the jeans. Temps
