Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 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 12 115
Northern Harrier 0 8 26
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 22 431
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 142
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 17
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6371
Red-tailed Hawk 0 179 310
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 8 8
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: 1 249 7696
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Carl Christensen
Observers:
Visitors:
Traffic extremely low on the Parkway with only 1 or 2 cars stopping on the
overlook.
Weather:
Bright, sunny clear day with variable NW winds at 4-5 mph. Winds turned
calm after 2 p.m. Temperatures ranged 1-5C with no cloud cover.
Raptor Observations:
Golden eagle (sub adult) at 11:05. Came in on the west side at eye level.
Only raptor of the day and made my day worthwhile.
Non-raptor Observations:
TVs showed up after 1:00 on the east side and disappeared after half an
hour. A raven or 2 briefly during the day and no small bird activity around
the watch.
Predictions:
About the same as today but a bit warmer. Stronger NW winds might bring a
bird or 2.
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Report submitted by Carl Christianson ()
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