Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 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 4 69 78
Bald Eagle 2 89 101
Northern Harrier 2 9 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 77 86
Cooper's Hawk 2 39 48
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 9 10
Broad-winged Hawk 752 7495 7507
Red-tailed Hawk 2 64 78
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 43 49
Merlin 0 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 4 4
Total: 768 7917 7991
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Baron Gibson, Randy Doss
Observers: Allen & Robin Austin, Baron & Tina Gibson, Barry Kinzie,
Bill & Katie James, Dale, Dave Brunstetter,
Dillard Childress, John Pancake, Matt Hosmer, Tad Finnell,
phillip ferguson
Visitors:
Today was the annual breakfast put on by Barry Kinzie with sausage gravy &
biscuits along with some other treats. Roanoke bird club was on hand for a
morning of "dicki bird" watching with 12-15 species observed. Many of the
regulars & parkway goers.
Weather:
Westerly winds until the last couple of hours of watch when they switched
easterly with warm temps & a light cloud cover all watch. Visibility was a
4 with less haze then the last couple of days.
Raptor Observations:
Broad wings started late in the 9 - 10 hour on the east side far out &
continued until the 12 - 1 hour with several nice groups coming closer &
over the watch. Then a long lull cam with nothing coming through for 1 1/2
hrs when dan spotted a group coming over the watch just to the west side
with 98 hawks counted as they streamed out. BW's by hours, 9-10 (100),
10-11 (160), 11-12 (143), 12-1 (258), 1-2 (0), 2-3 (98).
AEBE @ 12:04 (our 100th this season)
Imm BE (non aged) @ 12:25
Another highlight were the two imm NH that came through in the 11-12 hour
giving us great looks while leisurely making there way through the watch
heading SW
Non-raptor Observations:
Randy held the watch until the last 2 hours of watch & I took over until
the end.
If the winds had been easterly early I feel we would have had many more
hawks as the westerly winds seem to push the broadies east of the watch &
out of viewing range.
Monarchs moving in good numbers. While no official count was conducted, i
would say well 50 was seen.
Predictions:
Similar to today with hopefully easterly winds.
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Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatche215@xxxxxxxxx)
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