Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 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 0 14 139
Bald Eagle 0 15 96
Northern Harrier 0 4 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 120 197
Cooper's Hawk 0 29 56
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 8
Broad-winged Hawk 0 659 9277
Red-tailed Hawk 1 41 88
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 36 95
Merlin 0 7 11
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 20
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 9
Mississippi Kite 0 0 2
Total: 1 947 10027
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Bill James
Observers: Bob Epperson, Matt Hosmer
Visitors:
Took some photos for a couple from Illinois with whom we discussed memory
loss. I forget their names.
Weather:
Mostly overcast day with Southwest winds, 1 to 2, temperature ranging from
64 to 72 and visibility about 3. Cloud cover decreased from 100% early to
75%. Viewing the weather app, it was clear there was rain to the North and
West and, as Katie says: Winds to the North/Hawks don't come forth.
Raptor Observations:
One Redtailed, two TVs.
Non-raptor Observations:
Matt made me stay because he's never had a zero day. Bob E also helped us
see nothing. He and Matt did find some red breasted nut hatches and a
couple of other non-Hawks.
Predictions:
Surely better than this, but overcast and etcetera. Wednesday is looking
pretty good.
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Report submitted by Bill James (bijame@xxxxxxxxx)
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