Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 19, 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 7 110
Northern Harrier 1 6 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 17 426
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 142
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 14
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6371
Red-tailed Hawk 5 123 254
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 6 6
American Kestrel 0 3 70
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: 9 176 7623
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Observation start time: 13:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: Joyce Holt
Observers: Bill & Katie James, Liz Williams
Weather:
The watch site was fogged in until 12:50 PM so there was no rush to get
there to watch. Pleasant day while we were there. Not many parkway
travelers; no through hikers; several travelers took advantage of the nice
weather to hike locally.
Raptor Observations:
TV, BV, Ravens, local RT and Eagle headed North and not counted
3:11 adult Golden Eagle
two wrong way eagles approx. 3:40 PM- ; not identified or counted
Non-raptor Observations:
Goldfinch, Junco, Red-winged Blackbird, Chickadee, WB Nuthatch, Pileated
WP, Downy WP, Cardinal
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Report submitted by Joyce Holt (blueskyjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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