Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 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 0 3 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 12 421
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 2 87 218
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: 3 124 7571
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Observation start time: 15:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 2 hours
Official Counter: David Kirk
Observers:
Visitors:
No visitors, no hikers, no motorcycles, no gnats, no stink bugs but plenty
of pot holes getting worse by the day.
Weather:
Clear skies with strong winds from NNW at Beaufort 3 with gusts at 6.
Temperature from 51.9 F to 53.9 by end of day. Humidity from 43% dropping
to 25%. Visibility 5.
Raptor Observations:
Very few raptors were sighted today. The Blue Ridge Parkway was closed for
4 hours. The watch begin at 3 p.m. and ended at 5 p.m.
Non-raptor Observations:
18 TVs were observed late afternoon and given flight pattern deviating from
their normal flight patterns I believe they were migrating. Blue Birds and
Robins in large groups that may have been in migration. They certainly
were moving on.
Predictions:
Sunny skies. High 54 F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph
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Report submitted by David Kirk (dakirk42@xxxxxxx)
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