Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 19, 2017
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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 0 92
Bald Eagle 1 15 134
Northern Harrier 0 1 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 23 246
Cooper's Hawk 0 7 102
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 26
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7665
Red-tailed Hawk 0 123 287
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 0 0 70
Merlin 0 1 13
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 15
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 5
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 8
Total: 1 186 8692
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Randy Doss
Observers:
Visitors:
one hiker
Weather:
Visibility - 5
Wind - 6 - 20/25 mph all day
Temperature - 37-41 degrees, a few snow flurries
Raptor Observations:
Only one raptor was seen all day - A immature Bald Eagle at 11:35 AM
Non-raptor Observations:
Six Ravens played in the wind all day - very entertaining
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Report submitted by Randy Doss (randyd70@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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